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Definitions: Taper |
TaperNoun1. 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. Verb1. Diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off". 2. Give a point to; "The candles are tapered". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "taper" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Electrical Engineering | A length of waveguide that changes progressively in size and/or shape. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | The decrease in thickness, generally in terms of diameter, of a tree stem or log from the base upwards. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | Conical taper of an article which should be a uniform cylinder. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A hole of conical shape, e. g. the taper hole in a spindle or a centre bore. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The ratio between the difference in diameter of any two straight sections of a cone and the distance which separates the two sections. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The gradual diminution of thickness in a taper key. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Thin spacer, from piece of paper(usually unacceptable)to large precision part tailored to specific application, to fill gap or adjust seperation between parts. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Metallurgy | The angle of taper on the side walls of the die impressions to permit the removal of the forging from the dies. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A gradual and uniform decrease in size, as a tapered socket, a taperedshaft, a tapered shank. (references) |
Occupations | Tends one of various pressing machines that join precemented shoe parts, performing any of following tasks: Turns setscrew that adjusts distance between pressure rollers, feeds aligned parts between rollers, and observes joining of parts. Positions parts on machine bed and depresses pedal that forces heated presser head against parts to join them. Moves lever that adjusts contour of pad on lower jaw of machine or changes pad, following contour of parts to be joined. Positions parts on pad and depresses pedal that closes jaws to join parts. Positions cemented parts on shoe and places shoe in oven to soften cement. Positions shoe parts on bed of machine and moves lever to start machine that presses and cements parts. May bound toe and shank area of shoe to improve adhesion or waterproofing strip to inner and outer sole parts, using hammer. May brush solvent on precemented parts to soften cement prior to joining parts. May apply cement to parts. May be designated according to parts joined as Insole Coverer (boot & shoe); Insole-Lip Turner (boot & shoe); Platform Presser (boot & shoe); Sole Layer (boot & shoe). May tend machine that uses conveyor-carried air inflated pads to join precemented parts and be designated Compo-Conveyor Operator (boot & shoe). May be designated: Heel Layer (boot & shoe); Insole Taper (boot & shoe); Open-Shank Coverer (boot & shoe); Welt-Sole Layer (boot & shoe). (references) |
| Operates sewing machine equipped with folding attachment to sew binding material over edges or seams of articles, such as camping equipment, linens, parachutes, gloves and mittens, or hats and caps, to reinforce, prevent raveling, and give finished appearance: Places roll of binding on holder and draws end through folding attachment. Positions edge of article between folds of binding material and guides article and material under needle. Performs duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT (any industry) Master Title. When binding blankets, folds binding material at end of seam to form corners and sews over folded corner. When binding fitted sheets, matches curved edges of sheet and guides edges under needle to form sheet corners. May operate sewing machine equipped with shirring mechanism to gather binding as binding is attached to article. May be designated according to article or part bound as Band-Lining Bander (hat & cap); Blanket Binder (tex. prod., nec); Ear-Flap Binder (hat & cap); Fitted-Sheet Binder (tex. prod., nec); Flap-Lining Binder (hat & cap); Helmet Binder (hat & cap). May be designated: Parachute Taper (tex. prod., nec); Pot-Holder Binder (tex. prod., nec); Screen-Vent Binder (hat & cap); Soft-Hat Binder (hat & cap). May bind rug samples and be designated Sample Processor (carpet & rug). (references) | |
| Seals joints between plasterboard or other wallboards to prepare wall surface for painting or papering: Mixes sealing compound by hand or with portable electric mixer, and spreads compound over joints between boards, using trowel, broadknife, or spatula. Presses paper tape over joint to embed tape into compound and seal joint, or tapes joint, using mechanical applicator that spreads compound and embeds tape in one operation. Spreads and smooths cementing material over tape, using trowel or floating machine to blend joint with wall surface. Sands rough spots after cement has dried. Fills cracks and holes in walls and ceiling with sealing compound. Installs metal molding at corners in lieu of sealant and tape. Usually works as member of crew. May apply texturing compound and primer to walls and ceiling preparatory to final finishing, using brushes, roller, or spray gun. May countersink nails or screws below surface of wall prior to applying sealing compound, using hammer or screwdriver. (references) | |
| Covers specified areas of metal or wooden parts to be spray-painted, using masking tape, cardboard, or paper: Marks area to be masked on parts or articles, such as aircraft and automobile assemblies, lamp bases, or motorcycle fenders, using rule or template. Cuts or tears paper or cardboard to specified size. Secures masking in place with gummed tape to protect parts while surrounding areas are spray-painted. May smooth unmasked surface, using sandpaper. May dip or coat article with liquid wax instead of applying masking. May tape precut masks or stencils to article. (references) | |
| Replaces broken or worn bands that drive spindles on spinning and twisting frames: Cuts worn leather or cotton band from cylinder with knife. Cuts replacement band of specified length from supply roll. Draws band over cylinder drum and around spindles by hand or with wire hook. Sews or bonds ends together, using portable sewing machine or electric bonding device. Places band around flange of spindles and tension pulley to start spindles. Lubricates spinning frames, using oilcan and grease gun. (references) | |
| Tends machine that applies adhesive tape to reinforce seams of upper shoe parts: Positions part on machine roller. Turns dial to regulate temperature of machine heating element that softens adhesive surface of tape. Depresses pedals that raise part, activate roller, and apply tape. Moves lever to cut adhered tape or uses scissors. Replaces tape roll on machine. May be designated according to part taped as Seam Taper, Machine (boot & shoe); Top Taper, Machine (boot & shoe). (references) | |
| Fastens paper bands around bolts of cloth preparatory to wrapping or shipping: Places bolt of cloth on table over paper bands stacked in slots. Folds edge of cloth under and fastens band near each end of bolt, using tape or glue. Marks yardage on end of center board and records yardage according to lot number. May wrap cloth. May paste labels on center board. (references) | |
Slang | Noun. Source: Rcording onto a cassette tape. Definition: Someone who records Phish shows. Context: When talking amoung friends about getting a recording of a particular concert. Social Source: Phish fans. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: TaperSynonyms: candle (n), wax light (n), wick (n), point (v), sharpen (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: draughted (metallurgy). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Narrowness Thinness | Verb: be narrow; Adjective: narrow, taper, contract; render narrow; adj; waste away. |
Adjective: narrow, close; slender, thin, fine; thread-like; (filament); finespun, gossamer; paper-thin; taper, slim, slight-made; scant, scanty; spare, delicate, incapacious; contracted; unexpanded; (expand; ); slender as a thread. | |
Sharpness | Verb: be sharp; Adjective: taper to a point; bristle with. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In comparison with Sister Perpetue she was a sacramental taper by the side of a tallow candle. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Children | Guatemala | Health coverage has increased since the signing of the Accords, but government commitments have begun to taper off. (references) |
Economic History | Colombia | Production from current reserves is beginning to taper off. (references) |
Trade | Botswana | South Africa has proposed a formula which guarantees the other members' revenues remain the same for a year and then slowly taper off. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Our public works program should be timed to reach its peak after demand for private construction has begun to taper off. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Taper" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Taper" is used about 87 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 87 | 35,390 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "taper" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Taper | Last name | 170 | 53,888 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "taper": Gaussian taper ♦ inverse taper ♦ key without taper ♦ plain taper key ♦ plain taper sunk key ♦ starting taper ♦ taper away ♦ taper file ♦ taper for machine tool spindles ♦ taper hole ♦ taper hole in the spindle ♦ taper of a waveguide ♦ taper off ♦ taper ratio ♦ taper shaft ♦ taper sunk key ♦ taper to a point ♦ taper trimmed. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "taper": taper-drawing, taper-edge, taper-ground, taper-saw. | |
Ending with "taper": fast-taper, Hag-taper, high-taper, hig-taper. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
taper | 183 |
candle taper | 80 |
mark taper | 42 |
pro taper | 34 |
morse taper | 19 |
fade taper | 15 |
taper pin | 15 |
ahmanson.com taper | 15 |
ahmanson taper | 15 |
taper jig | 14 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "taper"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | rënie (abatement, bathos, collapse, come down, decadence, decadency, decay, decline, decrepitude, degeneracy, degradation, degression, depression, descent, dilapidation, downfall, drop, drop off, fall, falling, flop, incidence, lapse, letdown, precipitation, prolapse, recession, regress, spill, tumble, wane), qiri i hollë, pakësim (abatement, attenuation, cut, decrease, decrement, deflation, degression, detraction, diminution, fall, leanness, lessening, letup, modification, reduction, retrenchment, shortening, wane), kon (cone). (various references) | |
Arabic | مغزلي (fusiform), نقصه تدريجيا, تفتق (seam), زال (disappear, evaporate, pass away, recede), إستدق يصبح مستدق الرأس, شمعة رفيعة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | свещица, светлинка (rush candle, rushlight), натопен във восък фитил, заострям (point), заострен (acuminate, peaked, peaky, pointed, spiky, subulate, tapering), изтънявам се (elongate, spindle), изтънявам (fine, fine-draw, grow thin, slenderize, thin, thin away, wear away), изтънен (tapering), изострям се (prick), изострям (edge, escalate, exacerbate, sharpen, subtilize). (various references) | |
Chinese | 逐渐变得尖细, 尖細 . (various references) | |
Czech | zužovat, zkosit, zkosení (bevel), zešikmit, zúžit se, zúžení, zahrotit, zašpièatit, vosková svíèka, kuželovitý (conic, conical), kužel (beam, cone, indian club), úkos (bevel, chamfer). (various references) | |
Danish | tragtled (taper of a waveguide), tilspidset (conicity, cuspidal, cuspidate), smig (melting, scissor angle), slipvinkel (draft, draught, draw, leave), konisk hul (taper hole), konisk (conicity), konicitet (taper ratio), kile (chock, cleat, cotter, cut, feather, integral key, key, peg, quoin, shim, shim piece, speed-change lane, spline, sump, wedge), afsmalning (fall off). (various references) | |
Dutch | tapsheid (taper ratio), tapse spie (shim, wedge), taps verloopstuk (taper of a waveguide), wigvormige strook (speed-change lane), waspit, waskaars (wax candle), lossingsschuinte (draft, draught, draw, leave), inwendige konus (taper hole), helling (acclivity, angle of inclination, batter, building berth, building slip, building slipway, cant, declivity of hill, dip, grade, gradient, gradient of slope, heel, heeling, hillside, inclination, pitch, pitched roof area, plunge, rake, ramp, slip, slipway, slope, stocks, strike, surface slope, tilt, waterslope), diameterverval (fall off), coniciteit (draft, draught, taper ratio). (various references) | |
Esperanto | vakskandelo (wax candle). (various references) | |
Farsi | مخروطی شدن (Spire), نوک تیز (Acute, Picked, Pungent, Rack), شمع مومی (Wax), باریک شونده , باریک شدن (Peer). (various references) | |
Finnish | sisäkartio (taper hole), päästö (anneal, discharge, draft, draught, draw, emission, leave, part of the retained austenite is usually retransformed during tempering, relaxation of stresses, release of stresses, tempering), kavennusputki (taper of a waveguide), kavennus, kartioreikä (taper hole), kartiokkuus (conicity, taper ratio), kartiokas (conicity), kapeneminen (fall off). (various references) | |
French | transition progressive (taper of a waveguide), trou conique (taper hole), fuseau, biseau, bougie fine, cône (tankard, taper hole, taper ratio), cône intérieur (taper hole), cale biaisée, cierge, conicité (taper ratio), décroissance du diamètre, décroissance progressive (taper of a waveguide), défilement, aller en diminuant, finir en pointe, fuselé (tapered), fuseler, pente, pointu, raccord progressif (taper of a waveguide), raccord progressif d'un guide d'ondes (taper of a waveguide), rat de cave, s'effiler, s'effilocher, s'estomper, dépouille. (various references) | |
German | Wachskerze (candle, wax candle), konus (cone, flaring tool, plug, reamer, taper ratio). (various references) | |
Greek | κλίση των τοιχωμάτων του αποτυπώματος μήτρας σφυρηλασίας για την εύκολη απομάκρυνση του κατεργαζόμενου τεμαχίου από τη μήτρα., χοανοειδής κυματοδηγός βαθμιαίας διεύρυνσης (taper of a waveguide), μείωσις διαμέτρου κορμού από κάτω προς τα άνω (fall off), μικρό κερί, σφήνα (buffer, chisel, chock, cleat, cotter, feather, hardie, hardy, key, lid, peg, quoin, scab, shim, shim piece, spacer, spline, sprag, stop, wedge), σφηνοειδής τάκος (shim, sprag, wedge), σφηνοειδής προσθήκη (shim, wedge), λαμπαδίτσα, κλίση (acclivity, angle of inclination, aptitude, bend, bent, bias, cant, careen, conjugation, declivity of hill, depression, flair, flexion, gradient, gradient of slope, inclination, inflection, inflexion, lay, leaning, list, penchant, pitch, proclivity, propensity, slant, slope, subsidence slope, tendency, tilt, tipping), κωνικότητα (taper ratio), κλίση μήτρας σφυρηλασίας (draft, draught, draw, leave), κηρίο (bougie, candle power, impetigo, suppositorium, suppository), κηρωμένο φυτίλι φωτισμού, κηρωμένο κορδόνι για φωτισμό, κωνοειδήσ (pineal), κωνική οπή (taper hole), κωνική παραμόρφωση (conicity), συναρμογή (abutting joint, bonding, joint, matching, speed-change lane, splice, splicing). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מחו"" (acute, edged, edgy, pointed, sharp), ל"תח"" (be sharp, be witty, become sharp), שפי" (pointed, sharpened), "ולך ומתח"", "ולך ופחת, "צרות (stenosis, striction, stricture), ר "קיק. (various references) | |
Hungarian | elvékonyodó (tapered, tapering), elvékonyít (to extenuate, wear down). (various references) | |
Indonesian | meruncing. (various references) | |
Italian | rastremazione (decrease in diameter, diameter decrease, fall off, taper of a waveguide). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ツェツェ (short speech at a dinner, statement, table, table center, table charge, table cloth, table cover, table manners, table talk, table tennis, table top, table wine, tablespoon, take back, takeaway, take-off, takeout, take-over, take-over bid, take-over zone, tape, taping, taste, thesis, thulium, tree, tsetse fly, tuna, Tutankamen, two-handed sword). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | テーパー . (various references) | |
Korean | 테이퍼. (various references) | |
Manx | keylaghey (choke, choke bore, constrict, constriction, contraction, dilute, dilution, slim, watering, weaken, weaken as mixture, weakening, whittle down), cainle volley, birraghey (sharpen, tone up), battyrail (slope), battyr (batter, bevel). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | apertay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | terminar em ponta, círio (candle), adelgaçamento (fall off), adelgaçar (sharpen, slenderize), adelgaçar-se (slenderize), afinar (attune, key, refining, reposition, reset, to tweak, tune, voice), afunilado (bell-mouthed, conicity, tapering), afunilar (splay), afunilar-se, ângulo de saída (draft, draught, draw, leave, pitch), calce oblíquo (shim, wedge), vela muito estreita, cone alongado, conicidade (conicity, draft, draught, taper ratio), furo cónico (taper hole), inclinação (addiction, angle of inclination, appetite, batter, bent, bias, camber, canting, climbdown, declination, declivity, descent, dip, disposal, disposition, downhill, droop, falling rock, fellow feeling, fondness, full dip, grade, gradient, hang, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, leans, like, liking, list, loquacious, motion, partiality, pencil, pitch, plunge, proclivity, propensity, rake, ramp, recession, sag, slant, slope, stomach, strike, tendency, tilt, tip, trend, true dip, vocation, will), objeto afilado, pavio para iluminação de escadas e outros recintos, variação gradual de um guia de onda (taper of a waveguide), bico (beak, bill, fipple, funnel, incandescent burner, mouthpiece, napkin, Neb, nib, nozzle, pavillion, peak, pouring spout, prickle, speed-change lane, spout, spray nozzle). (various references) | |
Romanian | subţia (dilute, refine), se termina într-un vârf, luminã slabã (twilight), lumânare subţire, lumânare de formã conicã, formã ascuţitã, fi ascuţit, ascuţi (cultivate, edge, give an edge to, grind, hone, intensify, point, put an edge on, refine, set an edge to, sharpen, strop, whet, worsen), îngusta (narrow, narrow down, shrink, straiten, tighten). (various references) | |
Russian | степень конусности, уклон (bias, deviation, dip, downgrade, draft, draught, fall, grade, gradient, incline, plane, ply, ramp, slant, slope), тонкая свечка, конусность (draft, draught), конус (bell, bevel, cone, nozzle). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | tanka voštana svećica, zašiljiti (sharpen), fitilj premazan voskom. (various references) | |
Spanish | transición de salida (speed-change lane), taladro cónico (taper hole), conicidad (conicity, draft, draught, fall off, taper ratio), adaptador en embudo (taper of a waveguide), afilar (edge, grind, hone, point, set, sharpen, to hone, to sharpen, to whet, whet), afilarse (line up, sharpen), agujero cónico (taper hole), ahusamiento (taper of a waveguide), ahusar, ahusarse, bujía (bougie, candle, plug, spark plug, sparking plug), cerilla (match, vesta, wax, wax match), abocinamiento (taper of a waveguide), cirio (candle), variación gradual (taper of a waveguide), cuña (chock, froe, froe-knife, frow, key, quoin, scotch block, shim, speed-change lane, sprag, wedge), decrecimiento diamétrico (decrease in diameter, diameter decrease), disminución del diámetro de un tronco (decrease in diameter, diameter decrease), disminución gradual, inclinación (angle of inclination, bent, bow, careenage, desire, dip, droop, gradient, heel, heeling, inclination, incline, inclining, item, leaning, liking, list, mind, nod, nutation, penchant, pitch, plunge, propensity, rake, skew, slant, slanting, slope, sloping, strike, tilt, tilting, want), rematar en cinta, sesgo lateral (draft, draught, draw, leave), cerillo en rollo. (various references) | |
Swedish | smalt ljus, smalna av, avsmalning (bottleneck, constricting, drawing down, fall off, traffic bottleneck). (various references) | |
Thai | เทียนขนา"เล็ก, ทำให้เรียวลงหรือแคบลงทีละน้อย, ทำให้ล"ลง (diminish). (various references) | |
Turkish | zayıf ışıklı alet, sivriltmek (diminish, distinguish, fine away, fine down, point, sharpen, whet), sivrilmek (come into prominence, distinguish oneself, Excel, excel at, excel in, point, shine, signalize oneself by, spire, taper off, win recognition), sivrilen şey, lâmba yakma fitili, incelmek (become slimer, fine away, fine down, fine off, get thinner, refine, slenderize, slim, subtilize, taper off, thin, thin down, thin of, thin out), ince mum. (various references) | |
Turkmen | зьrelmek. (various references) | |
Ukranian | сходити на конус, слабке джерело світла, тонка воскова свічка, конусоподібний (conical, coniform, conoidal), конус (bell, cone), вощений гніт, звужувати (contract, narrow, specialize, straiten). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thon (slight), vuốt, nhọn (pointed, sharp, sharp-edged), cây nến nhỏ, búp măng (tapering). (various references) | |
Welsh | meinhau (grow slender). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | candela, cereus, cuneo. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "taper": tapered, taperer, taperers, tapering, tapers, taperstick, tapersticks. (additional references) | |
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"Taper" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kaper, maper, tacer, taer, tager, Taieri, taler, tapay, tapear, tapee, tapen, tapere, tapier, tapio, Tapol, tapor, tapper, tapvr, Taseer, taser, tasper, tauer, taver, Tawera, Tawere, tawpe, tayer, tazer, teape, Tipner, toaper, topear, topeir, traper, tupor, tupper, Txapu, typer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "taper" (pronounced tā"per) |
| 3 | -ā" p er | caper, Draper, paper, Raper, scraper, vapor. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: apter, pater, peart, prate. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-p-r-t" | |
-1 letter: aper, pare, part, pate, pear, peat, pert, prat, rape, rapt, rate, reap, tape, tare, tarp, tear, tepa, trap. | |
-2 letters: ape, apt, are, art, ate, ear, eat, era, eta, par, pat, pea, per, pet, rap, rat, rep, ret, tae, tap, tar, tea. | |
-3 letters: ae, ar, at, er, et, pa, pe, re, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: arpent, carpet, depart, enrapt, entrap, palter, parent, parget, parted, paster, paters, patter, patzer, petard, pirate, plater, prated, prater, prates, preact, pretax, protea, repast, repeat, retape, tamper, tapers, tapper, tephra, teraph, threap, trapes, trepan, uprate, uptear. | |
+2 letters: adapter, adepter, adopter, apteral, apteria, apteryx, arpents, bewrapt, capture, carpets, chapter, departs, diptera, entraps, esparto, operant, operate, overapt, painter, palters, panther, parapet, parents, paretic, pargets, parquet, partake, partied, partier, parties, partite, partlet, partner, partyer, pastern, pasters, pastier, pasture, patcher, pattern, patters, patzers, pearter, peartly, peatier, periapt, persalt, pertain, petards, petrale, peytral, phorate, piaster, piastre, picrate, pirated, pirates, plaiter, planter, plaster, platers, platier, platter, pleater, plectra, portage, praetor, praters, prattle, preacts, precast, predate, preheat, prelate, pretape, primate, private, probate, prolate, pronate, prorate, protean, proteas, psalter, pteryla, rapture, readapt, readopt, repaint, repasts, repatch, repeats, replant, replate, reptant, restamp, retaped, retapes, rewrapt, seaport, sparest, spatter, spectra, stamper, stapler, tampers, tapered, taperer, tappers, tapster, tempera, templar, tempura, tephras, therapy, threaps, traipse, tramped, tramper, trample, trapeze, trapped, trapper, trepang, trepans, typebar, updater, uprated, uprates, upstare, uptears, wiretap. | |
+3 letters: abrupter, accepter, acceptor, adapters, adopters, antirape, aperient, aperitif, aperture, apparent, apterium, apterous, apyretic, asperate, asperity, aspirate, atropine, attemper, baptizer, becarpet, biparted, calypter, captured, capturer, captures, carpeted, catnaper, chapiter, chapters, coparent, crispate, departed, departee, depurate, dipteral, dipteran, earthpea, ephorate, espartos, eupatrid, expiator, firetrap, forepart, forepast, graphite, grapiest, heptarch, impacter, imparted, imparter, interlap, lakeport, livetrap, malapert, mercapto, metaphor, operants, operated, operates, operatic, operator, operetta, outcaper, overpast, painters, paintier, palestra, paltered, palterer, paltrier, panthers, pantries, parakeet, parakite, parament, parapets, paraquet, parasite, parental, parented, paretics, pargeted, parietal, parietes, parities, parlante, paroquet, parquets, parroket, parroted, parroter, partaken, partaker, partakes, parterre, partible, particle, partiers, partlets, partners, partyers, pasterns, pastored, pastries, pastured, pasturer, pastures, patchers, patchier, patellar, patentor, paternal, pattered, patterer, patterns, pearlite, peartest, pectoral, pedantry, pederast, pentarch, perfecta, perianth, periapts, permeant, permeate, perorate, persalts, pertains, petiolar, petrales, petrosal, peytrals, phorates, phreatic, piasters, piastres, picrated, picrates, pilaster, pinaster, placater, plaister, plaiters, plankter, planters, plasters, plastery, platters, pleaters, plethora, polestar, portable, portaged, portages, portaled, portance, postrace, practice, practise, praefect, praelect, praetors, pratique, prattled, prattler, prattles, preacted, preadapt, preadmit, preadopt, preadult, preallot, preaudit, precasts, predated, predates, predator, preenact, pregnant, preheats, prelates, prelatic, prenatal, prepaste, preplant, prestamp, pretaped, pretapes, pretaste, pretrain, pretreat, pretrial, primates, priorate, pristane, privater, privates, probated, probates, pronated, pronates, prorated, prorates, prostate, protases, proteans, protease, psalters, psaltery, pterygia, pterylae, pubertal, pyruvate, rapidest, raptness, raptured, raptures, raspiest, reaccept, readapts, readopts, recarpet, repaints, repartee, repasted, repeated, repeater, replants, replated, replates, reptilia, rerepeat, restamps, retaping, sceptral, seaports, separate, septaria, sharpest, sparsest, spatters, spectral, splatter, sprattle, stampers, staplers, strapped, strapper, supertax, tampered, tamperer, tapadera, tapadero, taperers, tapering, tapestry, tapeworm, tapsters, tarpaper, taxpayer, teardrop, temperas, templars, temporal, tempuras, teraphim, terrapin, tetrapod, threaped, threaper, traipsed, traipses, trampers, trampled, trampler, tramples, transept, trapesed, trapeses, trapezes, trapezia, trapezii, traplike, trapline, trapnest, trappean, trappers, trappose, trepangs, trespass, tripedal, triphase, triplane, triptane, typebars, unparted, updarted, updaters, upgather, upmarket, upstared, upstares, upstater, upstream, wiretaps. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 61 70 65 72 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .- .--. . .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100001 01110000 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T a p e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0061 0070 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5467827184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Names: Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Derivations 16. Rhymes | 17. Anagrams 18. Orthography 19. Bibliography |
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