8 Letter Words for Tapering
partigen, retaping, tapering
7 Letter Words for Tapering
angrite, granite, gratine, ingrate, ingreat, negrita, painter, parting, pertain, prating, pregain, reaping, repaint, tangier, tearing, traping, trepang
6 Letter Words for Tapering
aigret, anteri, apting, argent, argine, arpent, earing, eating, engirt, enrapt, entrap, entria, epitra, gainer, gaiter, garnet, garten, genipa, graine, granet, gratin, grenat, ingate, intrap, napier, nerita, nipter, pagine, panter, pantie, parent, parget, pariet, parine, paring, parten, partie, patine, patrin, piaget, pianet, pignet, pineta, pinger, pirate, pratie, pretan, pteria, pterin, pterna, rapine, raping, ratine, rating, reagin, regain, regian, regina, retain, retina, taeing, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, taping, taring, teaing, terpin, tinage, tinger, tirage, trepan, triage, trigae, tringa
5 Letter Words for Tapering
aegir, agent, agrin, aiger, anger, antre, apert, aping, apter, areng, arent, argin, arite, arpen, ating, atren, atrip, enapt, enpia, entia, ering, etang, gaine, gaper, garni, gater, geira, genip, genit, gerip, giant, ginep, grain, graip, grane, grant, grape, grate, great, grein, greit, greta, grint, gripe, gript, inapt, inept, inert, inger, inter, intra, irate, irena, nepit, ngapi, niepa, niger, nigra, niter, pager, pagne, pagri, paine, paint, paire, pairt, pangi, paren, parge, parte, parti, paten, patin, peart, penta, perai, perit, petar, petri, piert, pieta, piner, pinge, pinta, pinte, prang, prate, prent, preta, prine, print, raine, range, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, renga, renig, repin, retag, retan, retia, retin, retip, riant, ringe, ripen, tairn, tangi, tapen, taper, tapir, targe, tarie, tarin, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terap, terga, terna, tiang, tiger, tinea, tinge, tragi, train, trape, triga, trina, trine, tripe
4 Letter Words for Tapering
agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, anet, anre, ante, anti, aper, areg, aren, aret, arni, arte, atip, earn, eira, engr, entr, epit, erat, eria, erin, etna, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gape, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, geta, gien, gire, girn, girt, gite, gnar, gnat, gran, grat, gren, gret, grin, grip, grit, iare, inga, inta, intr, iran, irpe, iter, nagi, naig, nape, nare, natr, neap, near, neat, nepa, neti, ngai, nipa, page, pain, pair, pane, pang, pant, pare, pari, part, pate, peag, peai, pean, pear, peat, pega, peng, peni, pent, peri, pern, pert, peta, pian, pien, pier, piet, pina, pine, ping, pint, pirn, pita, prag, prat, pret, prie, prig, prin, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rant, rape, rapt, rate, rean, reap, regt, rein, reit, rent, rept, rgen, riga, rine, ring, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, taen, taig, tain, tane, tang, tape, tare, tari, tarn, tarp, tean, teap, tear, tega, teng, tepa, tera, tern, terp, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tipe, tire, trag, trap, trie, trig, trin, trip, trna
3 Letter Words for Tapering
aer, age, agr, agt, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, ape, apr, apt, are, arg, arn, art, ate, atp, ean, ear, eat, eir, eng, epa, epi, era, erg, ern, ert, eta, gan, gap, gar, gat, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gnp, gra, gte, ign, ing, int, ipr, ira, ire, ita, nae, nag, nap, nar, nat, nea, neg, nei, nep, net, nie, nig, nip, nit, pan, par, pat, pea, peg, pen, per, pet, pia, pie, pig, pin, pir, pit, pre, prn, pta, pte, ptg, rag, rai, ran, rap, rat, rea, reg, rei, rep, ria, rie, rig, rin, rip, rit, rna, rpt, rte, rti, tag, tai, tan, tap, tar, tea, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tip, tng, tpi, tra, tri, trp
Definitions for Tapering
[1] to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
[2] to grow gradually lean.
[3] to make gradually smaller toward one end.
[4] to reduce gradually.
[5] gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
[6] gradual decrease of force, capacity, etc.
[7] anything having a tapering form, as a spire or obelisk.
[8] a candle, especially a very slender one.
[9] a long wick coated with wax, tallow, or the like, as for use in lighting candles or gas.
[10] taper off , to become gradually more slender toward one end. to cease by degrees; decrease; diminish: The storm is beginning to taper off now. I haven't stopped smoking entirely, but I'm tapering off to three cigarettes a day.
[11] to become or cause to become narrower towards one end the spire tapers to a point
[12] (often foll by off) to become or cause to become smaller or less significant
[13] a thin candle
[14] a thin wooden or waxed strip for transferring a flame; spill
[15] a narrowing
[16] engineering (in conical parts) the amount of variation in the diameter per unit of length
[17] any feeble source of light
Words related to Tapering
tapersharp, pointed, tapered, conic, acuminate, taper, wedged, pyramidal, conical, acuminous, fusiform
Words nearby Tapering
tapertape streamer, tape transport, tape-record, tapeman, tapenade, taper, taper off, taper pin, taper relief, tapered roller bearing, taperstick
Origin of Tapering
1before 900; Middle English: wax candle, Old English, variant of tapur, dissimilated variant of *papur paper
Words that may be confused with Tapering
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, tapertaper, tapir
Other words from Tapering
ta·per·er , noun
ta·per·ing·ly , adverb
un·ta·pered , adjective
un·ta·per·ing , adjective
Word origin for Tapering
Old English tapor, probably from Latin papӯrus papyrus (from its use as a wick)
Synonyms for Tapering
conic, pointed, sharp, tapered, pyramidal
