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   Tall

   /tôl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width: "a tall, broad-shouldered man" Similar bighighlargehugetoweringcolossalgiganticgiantmonstrousgiant-sizeBrobdingnagianlankyrangyganglingleggylong-leggedinformal:longhighbigloftytoweringsoaringelevatedsky-highsky-scrapingmultistoreyOpposite shortsmalllow
   • ▪ (after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom: "he was over six feet tall" Similar in heighthighfrom head to toe/footOpposite wide

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably from Old Englishgetæl ‘swift, prompt’. Early senses also included ‘fine, handsome’ and ‘bold, strong, good at fighting’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tallish adjective
   • 2. tallness noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › talltall adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Tall is used instead of high to talk about people: My brother’s much taller than me. Tall is also used for things that are high and narrow such as trees: She ordered cold beer in a tall glass. tall factory chimneys; Tall pine trees line the roadways. Buildings can be high or tall.

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   TALL definition: 1. having a greater than average height: 2. used to describe or ask about the height of someone or…. Learn more.

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6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › talltall | meaning of tall in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

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   tall. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Drink tall /tɔːl $ tɒːl/ S2 W2 adjective (comparative taller, superlative tallest) 1 a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal He was young and tall. a house surrounded by tall trees This bush grows tall very quickly. see thesaurus at high ...

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › tallTall Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   tall /ˈtɑːl/ adjective

   taller; tallest

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   U.S. English colloquial and slang. adverb. 1846–. In a tall manner; elatedly, proudly; to walk tall, to carry one's head high; to have dignity or self-respect; to sit tall, to sit erect, with a straight back (in quot. figurative ). Also in combinations, as tall-talking. 1846.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › talltall | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

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   tall definition: 1. being higher than most other people or things: 2. used to describe or ask how high someone or…. Learn more.