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tapering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb taper 1 of 2 senses of taper Sense 2 sharpen, taper, point => acuminate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb taper 1 of 2 senses of taper Sense 2 sharpen, taper, point => acuminate Entailment of verb taper Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb taper 2 senses of taper Sense 1 taper => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 2 sharpen, taper, point => change shape, change form deform Also See-> taper off#2; taper off#1 Familiarity of verb taper taper used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb taper Sense 1 taper => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 2 sharpen, taper, point => change shape, change form deform -------------- Grep of noun tapering tapering Overview of noun tapering The noun tapering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tapering -- (the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose") Overview of verb taper The verb taper has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) taper -- (diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off") 2. sharpen, taper, point -- (give a point to "The candles are tapered") Overview of adj tapering The adj tapering has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tapering, tapered -- (gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire") 2. tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs") 3. dwindling, tapering, tapering off -- (gradually decreasing until little remains) Antonyms of adj tapering 3 senses of tapering Sense 1 tapering, tapered INDIRECT (VIA pointed) -> pointless, unpointed Sense 2 tapered, tapering, narrowing INDIRECT (VIA narrow) -> wide, broad Sense 3 dwindling, tapering, tapering off INDIRECT (VIA decreasing) -> increasing Similarity of adj tapering 3 senses of tapering Sense 1 tapering, tapered => pointed (vs. pointless) Sense 2 tapered, tapering, narrowing => narrow (vs. wide) Sense 3 dwindling, tapering, tapering off => decreasing (vs. increasing) Attributes of adj tapering Familiarity of adj tapering tapering used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj tapering tapering tapering off Overview of noun tapering The noun tapering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tapering -- (the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose") Overview of verb taper The verb taper has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) taper -- (diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off") 2. sharpen, taper, point -- (give a point to "The candles are tapered") Overview of adj tapering The adj tapering has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tapering, tapered -- (gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire") 2. tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs") 3. dwindling, tapering, tapering off -- (gradually decreasing until little remains)
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