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taper candle

taper candle noun: a long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip.

taper candle: a long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip
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Noun

taper candle (plural taper candles)

  1. A long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip.

Forms of taper candle

pluraltaper candles

Questions about taper candle

What does taper candle mean?
Taper candle means a long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip.
What part of speech is taper candle?
Taper candle is a noun.
What is the plural of taper candle?
The plural of taper candle is taper candles.

Words near taper candle in the dictionary

  1. tapenades
  2. tapentadol
  3. tapeout
  4. tapeouts
  5. taper
  6. taper candle
  7. taper candles
  8. taper fade
  9. taper fades
  10. taper off
  11. taper pin

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