To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
Offspring, progeny
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
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.
Tapered; narrowing to a point.
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.