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Lit vs Tapered - What's the difference?

lit | tapered |

As adjectives the difference between lit and tapered

is that lit is (obsolete) little or lit can be illuminated while tapered is narrowing gradually towards a point.

As verbs the difference between lit and tapered

is that lit is (light) or lit can be to colour; dye while tapered is (taper).

As a noun lit

is (obsolete) little or lit can be colour; blee; dye; stain or lit can be abbreviated form of literature.

lit

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lit, lut, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Little.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Little.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lihte, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (head)
  • (light)
  • (US, dialectal) To run, or light
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, April 8, Grant Pick, Johnny Washington's Life, Chicago Reader citation
  • , passage=With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know! }}

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • illuminated
  • * He walked down the lit corridor.
  • (slang) intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned
  • (slang) Sexually aroused (usually a female), especially visibly sexually aroused (e.g., labial swelling is present)
  • Derived terms
    * half lit

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) lit, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Colour; blee; dye; stain.
  • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) litten, liten, from (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (litt)
  • To colour; dye.
  • Etymology 5

    Short for literature.

    Noun

    (-)
  • Abbreviated form of literature.
  • Derived terms
    * chick lit * lit crit * litfan

    Anagrams

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    tapered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (taper)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • narrowing gradually towards a point
  • (obsolete) lit with a taper
  • Anagrams

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