To become thinner or narrower at one end.
To diminish gradually.
To make 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.
To become thin or thinner.
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
To make thin or thinner.
To dilute.
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
Of a route: relatively little used.
Poor; scanty; without money or success.
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.