Read the dictionary definition of taper. All definitions for this word.
1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
2. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
3. the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
4. a convex shape that narrows toward a point
5. diminish gradually
1. Interested tapered off
6. give a point to
1. The candles are tapered
