Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lamp | Yes | No | No | No |
taper | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lamp (noun) | taper (noun) |
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an artificial source of visible illumination | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs | a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame |
the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) | |
a convex shape that narrows toward a point |
lamp (verb) | taper (verb) |
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give a point to | |
diminish gradually |