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tall

[tawl]

adjective

taller, tallest 
  1. having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: tall grass.

    a tall woman;

    tall grass.

    Antonyms:
  2. having stature or height as specified.

    a man six feet tall.

  3. large in amount or degree; considerable.

    a tall price;

    Swinging that deal is a tall order.

  4. extravagant; difficult to believe.

    a tall tale.

  5. high-flown; grandiloquent.

    He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying.

  6. having more than usual length; long and relatively narrow.

    He carried a tall walking stick.

  7. (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.

  8. Tall, (of beverages at Starbucks coffee shops) being of a small size equal to 12 ounces (354 milliliters).

  9. Archaic.valiant.

  10. Obsolete.

    1. seemly; proper.

    2. fine; handsome.



adverb

  1. in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to walk tall.

    to stand tall;

    to walk tall.

noun

  1. Tall, (at Starbucks coffee shops) a small size of beverage equal to 12 ounces (354 milliliters).

tall

/ ɔː /

adjective

  1. of more than average height

    1. (postpositive) having a specified height

      a woman five feet tall

    2. ( in combination )

      a twenty-foot-tall partition

  2. informalexaggerated or incredible

    a tall story

  3. informaldifficult to accomplish

    a tall order

  4. an archaic word for excellent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tallness noun
  • ˈٲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tall1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English: “big, bold, comely, proper, ready,” Old English æ (plural getale ) “quick, ready, competent”; cognate with Old High German gizal “qܾ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tall1

C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English æ prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idioms beginning with tall, also see walk tall.
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Synonym Study

See high.
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Example Sentences

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But the ruins are becoming hidden or replaced by tall office complexes and apartments, and a skyline dotted with cranes and scaffolding.

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She is already nearly as tall as her mum.

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Short, tall, thin and beefy, all were holding someone in their arms and dancing a waltz, no doubt dreaming of cream-colored ponies.

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He was tall, perfectly groomed, steely-eyed but unfalteringly polite and thoughtful.

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Soon, the flames crawled up a tall juniper bush planted on the side of the home, spreading flames onto the exterior wall and roof, shortly before a wood fence burst into flames.

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