Term: tapering: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: slave driver: a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: sea mile: a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: dumpster: a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: theological doctrine: the doctrine of a religious group
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: wernicke's aphasia: aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: arachnophobia: a morbid fear of spiders
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: timepiece: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: filament: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: repute: the state of being held in high esteem and honor
Broader: lowering: the act of causing to become less | Unrelated: molasses cookie: very spicy cookies sweetened partially with molasses