taper

Lessen is a related term of taper.

In lang=en terms the difference between lessen and taper

is that lessen is to become less while taper is to diminish gradually.

As verbs the difference between lessen and taper

is that lessen is to make less; to diminish; to reduce while taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

As a noun taper is

a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light or taper can be (weaving) one who operates a tape machine.

As a noun taper is

a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light or taper can be (weaving) one who operates a tape machine.

As a verb taper is

to make thinner or narrower at one end.

In intransitive terms the difference between dwindle and taper

is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while taper is to diminish gradually.

As a noun taper is

a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

As nouns the difference between taper and undercut

is that taper is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light while undercut is a cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.

As verbs the difference between taper and undercut

is that taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end while undercut is to sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.

As a noun taper

is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light or taper can be (weaving) one who operates a tape machine.

As a verb taper

is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

As an adjective conical is

(geometry) of or relating to a cone or cones.

As nouns the difference between cone and taper

is that cone is a surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line while taper is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

As verbs the difference between cone and taper

is that cone is to fashion into the shape of a cone while taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

In transitive terms the difference between bevel and taper

is that bevel is to give a canted edge to a surface while taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

As an adjective bevel

is having the slant of a bevel; slanting.

As nouns the difference between wane and taper

is that wane is a gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc or wane can be (scotland|slang) a child or wane can be (chiefly|northern england|and|scotland|obsolete) a house or dwelling while taper is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light or taper can be (weaving) one who operates a tape machine.

As verbs the difference between wane and taper

is that wane is (label) to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc; to decline while taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

As nouns the difference between taper and vaper

is that taper is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light or taper can be (weaving) one who operates a tape machine while vaper is a "smoker" of electronic cigarettes.

As a verb taper

is to make thinner or narrower at one end.

In intransitive terms the difference between taper and tamper

is that taper is to diminish gradually while tamper is to alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.

As nouns the difference between taper and tamper

is that taper is a slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light while tamper is a person or thing that tamps.

As verbs the difference between taper and tamper

is that taper is to make thinner or narrower at one end while tamper is to alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.