tall
having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman;tall grass.
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.
high-flown; grandiloquent: 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.
Archaic. valiant.
Obsolete.
seemly; proper.
fine; handsome.
in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall;to walk tall.
Origin of tall
1synonym study For tall
Opposites for tall
Other words from tall
- tall·ness, noun
Words Nearby tall
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How to use tall in a sentence
Today, drivers want tall wagons that we call “crossover SUVs.”
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future | Dan Carney | February 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHaving recently studied mountains — the American Rockies and the Himalayas — in my seventh-grade geology class, I take issue with the Alleghenies being mountains, even though Liberty’s 1,190-foot summit is the tallest I’ve ever seen.
Xerox’s new printer is 9 feet wide, 7 feet tall, and reaches an internal temperature of more than 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit.
This huge Xerox printer can create metal parts for the US Navy | Rob Verger | February 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOur tallest building, One America Plaza at the foot of Broadway, reaches right to the maximum height.
San Diego’s Sky-High Dreams Keep Getting Quashed | Randy Dotinga | February 2, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAn earlier version of this article said the Helix will be 22 stories tall, but it will not have traditional stories.
Amazon unveils Helix building as heart of campus in Arlington | Fredrick Kunkle | February 2, 2021 | Washington Post
Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America? | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when she called back, Brinsley was determined to tall her about his minted screenwriter status.
It had a wide brim and a tall crown, which created an insulated pocket of air and could also be used to carry water.
A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.
It was headquartered in Stanleyville, in a tall corner building that still stands in the decrepit, yet lively, downtown.
A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayHe is rather tall and narrow, and wears a long abb's coat reaching nearly down to his feet.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayHe was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenShe threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe way was under a double row of tall trees, which met at the top and formed a green arch over our heads.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for tall
/ (tɔːl) /
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
Origin of tall
1Derived forms of tall
- tallness, noun
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
Other Idioms and Phrases with tall
In addition to the idioms beginning with tall
- tall order
- tall tale
also see:
- walk tall
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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