n.
1.a convex shape that narrows toward a point
2.the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
3.a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
4.stick of wax with a wick in the middle taper v.
1.diminish gradually
2.give a point to
Idiom of the Day
devil-may-care attitude
an unworried attitude, an attitude where one does not care what happens
The man has a devil-may-care attitude to his job and nothing bothers him.
