Verb > Taper

(no object) to become gradually smaller toward one end leaves that taper to a point Her slacks taper (=become narrower) at the ankle. taper off (phrasal verb) to become gradually less and less : to decrease slowly Production has been Read More …

Noun > Deluge

(count) 1 a : a large amount of rain that suddenly falls in an area The deluge caused severe mudslides. b : a situation in which a large area of land becomes completely covered with water : FLOOD the biblical Read More …