Taper vs. Fade
Tapernoun
A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
Tapernoun
(by extension) a small light.
Tapernoun
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
Tapernoun
A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
Tapernoun
(weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
Tapernoun
Someone who works with tape or tapes.
Taperverb
(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
Taperverb
(intransitive) To diminish gradually.
Taperadjective
Tapered; narrowing to a point.
Tapernoun
A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
Tapernoun
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
Taperadjective
Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.
Taperverb
To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.
Taperverb
To make or cause to taper.
Tapernoun
a convex shape that narrows toward a point
Tapernoun
the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
Tapernoun
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
Tapernoun
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Taperverb
diminish gradually;
Taperverb
give a point to;
Fadeadjective
(archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.
Fadeadjective
(archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.
Fadenoun
(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
Fadenoun
A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
Fadenoun
(slang) A fight.
Fadenoun
A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
Fadenoun
(slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
Fadeverb
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
Fadeverb
(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
Fadeverb
(intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
Fadeverb
(transitive) To cause to fade.
Fadeverb
To bet against.
Fadeadjective
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
Fadeverb
To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
Fadeverb
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
Fadeverb
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
Fadeverb
To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
Fadenoun
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer;
Fadenoun
gradually ceasing to be visible
Fadeverb
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;
Fadeverb
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality;
Fadeverb
disappear gradually;
Fadeverb
become feeble;
