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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 51Թ Forms
- ٲ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tall1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tall1
Idioms and Phrases
- walk tall
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s not suitable for young children or anyone with claustrophobia, rangers say, and the stairs are roughly as tall as a 20-story building.
As a youngster, Bernhard would ride his bike to the course, and spend days lugging golf bags that were almost as tall as he was.
The corridor, eight feet tall and 20 feet long, is built from ordinary wall board and exposed two-by-four struts.
“I would only expect them to be a few inches tall right now, just little babies,” Becker said of the nascent poodle-dog.
Removing the 27 million cubic km of ice that covers Antarctica, the hidden locations of the tallest mountains are revealed.
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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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