noun
A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle(by extension) a small light.A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated objectA thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.verb
To make thinner or narrower at one end.To diminish gradually.adjective
Tapered; narrowing to a point.