tapering



acute, barbed, constriction, contraction, cusped, horned, horny, narrowing, needle-pointed, needle-sharp, pointed, pronged, sharp-pointed, spiked, spiky,









   treasure up - accumulate, amass, bear, bosom, cherish, cling to, clip, collect, cumulate, embrace, entertain, fondle, foster, garner, harbour,

   tempo rubato - andante, beat, largo, presto, rag, ragtime, syncopation, syncope, tempo, time, timing, triplet ,

   overdue - ahead of time, anachronistic, antedated, anticipated, arrested, awaited, back, backward, beforehand, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blocked, dated,

   spokesperson - agent, delegate, deputy, mouth, mouthpiece, proponent, speaker, spokesman, voice ,

   lay bare - bare, betray, bring to light, denude, develop, disclose, discover, divest, excavate, expose, fleece, impart, let out, manifest, open,

   closed circle - areola, aureole, bunch, cabal, cadre, cell, charmed circle, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, clan, clique, corona, coronet,

   bastardize - adulterate, brutalize, contaminate, corrupt, cut, debase, debauch, demoralize, denature, deprave, dilute, doctor, doctor up, fortify, lace,

   with agonizing slowness - deliberately, easily, gently, haltingly, leisurely, moderately, reluctantly, slow, slowly ,

   hard currency - Mammon, cash, coinage, currency, gold, legal tender, lucre, medium of exchange, mintage, pelf, scrip, silver, specie, sterling, wherewithal ,

   turn to account - capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, clear, exploit, gross, improve, make a killing, make money, net, profit, profit by, realize, seize the day, take advantage of,