Homophones for taper, tapir

taper / tapir [ˈteipɜr]

taper – n. & v. – n. – 1. a very thin candle; 2. a person who puts strips of tape over spaces between pieces of dry wall to create a smooth surface; v. – 1. to become very thin or narrow at one end; 2. to slowly diminish

tapir – n. – an ungulate mammal of tropical America of the genus Tapirus or family Tapiridæ, related to the rhinoceros, and having a short flexible proboscis