To place one's pieces actively.
To progress through a sequence of stages.
To bring out images latent in photographic film.
To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
To acquire something usually over a period of time.
To change with a specific direction, progress.
To create.
To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
To make thinner or narrower at one end.
To diminish gradually.
To become thinner or narrower at one end.
(of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.
A small light.
A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
Someone who works with tape or tapes.
A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
One who operates a tape machine.
A slender wax candle.
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
Tapered; narrowing to a point.