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tall
[ tawl ]
adjective
- having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: tall grass.
a tall woman;
tall grass.
Antonyms:
- having stature or height as specified:
a man six feet tall.
- large in amount or degree; considerable:
a tall price;
Swinging that deal is a tall order.
- extravagant; difficult to believe:
a tall tale.
He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying.
- having more than usual length; long and relatively narrow:
He carried a tall walking stick.
- (of a drink) consisting of liquor mixed with other ingredients and served in a large glass, as a cocktail:
We watched as he put together a Mamie Taylor, a tall drink with Scotch, ginger beer, and lime.
- Tall, (of beverages at Starbucks coffee shops) being of a small size equal to 12 ounces (354 milliliters). Compare Grande ( def ), Venti ( def ).
- Archaic. valiant.
- Obsolete.
- seemly; proper.
- fine; handsome.
adverb
- in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to walk tall.
to stand tall;
to walk tall.
noun
- Tall, (at Starbucks coffee shops) a small size of beverage equal to 12 ounces (354 milliliters). Compare Grande ( def ), Venti ( def ).
tall
/ ɔː /
adjective
- of more than average height
- postpositive having a specified height
a woman five feet tall
- ( in combination )
a twenty-foot-tall partition
- informal.exaggerated or incredible
a tall story
- informal.difficult to accomplish
a tall order
- an archaic word for excellent
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tall1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tall1
Idioms and Phrases
- walk tall
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The current flag poles, 75 feet tall, and one on top of the White House apparently don’t count.
One receptionist role asks for candidates to be "at least 160cm tall and aesthetically pleasing", while an administrative job demands "an appealing look and an elegant presence".
“It’s iconic just by standing tall year after year. It has floor-to-ceiling ‘Old Hollywood’ windows that blow open unexpectedly just like in the movies.
If they come to blows it will be a mismatch, especially since the taller guy is wearing a helmet and carrying a stick.
Then there are the tall medians - or road dividers, as they are locally called.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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