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tall
tall T0026500 (tôl)adj. tall·er, tall·est 1. a. Having greater than ordinary height: a tall woman.b. Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty: tall trees.2. Having a specified height: a plant three feet tall.3. Informal Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful: tall tales of heroic exploits.4. Impressively great or difficult: a tall order to fill.5. Obsolete Excellent; fine.adv. With proud bearing; straight: stand tall.
[Middle English, brave, quick, from Old English getæl, swift; see del- in Indo-European roots.]
tall′ish adj.tall′ness n.tall (tɔːl) adj1. of more than average height2. a. (postpositive) having a specified height: a woman five feet tall. b. (in combination): a twenty-foot-tall partition. 3. informal exaggerated or incredible: a tall story. 4. informal difficult to accomplish: a tall order. 5. an archaic word for excellent[C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish] ˈtallness ntall (tɔl)
adj. 1. having a relatively great height or stature. 2. having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall. 3. large in amount or degree: a tall price. 4. exaggerated; improbable: a tall tale. 5. high-flown; grandiloquent: tall talk. 6. Obs. valiant. adv. 7. in a proud, erect manner: to stand tall. n. 8. a garment size for tall persons. 9. a garment in this size. [before 1000; Middle English: comely, proper, ready, Old English getæl quick, ready] tall′ish, adj. tall′ness, n. high tall1. 'high'You use high to describe things which measure a larger distance than usual from the bottom to the top. For example, you talk about a high hill or a high fence. ...the high mountains of northern Japan....the high walls of the prison.2. 'tall'You use tall to describe things which are higher than usual, but which are also much higher than they are wide. So, for example, you talk about a tall tree or a tall chimney. Insects buzzed in the tall grass.We saw several birds, including a tall heron standing on one leg.You always use tall when you are talking about people. Andreas was a tall handsome man.She was a young woman, fairly tall and slim.3. another meaning of 'high'High also means 'a long way above the ground'. For example, you talk about a high window or a high shelf. It was a large room with a high ceiling.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tall - a garment size for a tall personsize - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" | | Adj. | 1. | tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man" | | 2. |  tall - lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"grandiloquent, magniloquentrhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" | | 3. | tall - impressively difficult; "a tall order"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechdifficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" | | 4. |  tall - too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"marvelous, improbable, marvellousincredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible" |
talladjective1. lofty, big, giant, long-legged, lanky, leggy, Brobdingnagian Being tall can make you incredibly self-confident.2. high, towering, soaring, steep, elevated, lofty a lawn of tall, waving grass
high small, short, tiny, wee, squat, stumpy3. (Informal) implausible, incredible, far-fetched, steep (Brit. informal), exaggerated, absurd, unbelievable, preposterous, embellished, overblown, cock-and-bull (informal) a tall story
implausible true, plausible, believable, reasonable, accurate, realistic, unexaggerated4. difficult, hard, demanding, unreasonable, exorbitant, well-nigh impossible Financing your studies can be a tall order.talladjective1. Extending to a great height:high.2. Having a rather great upward projection:high, long.3. Not easy to do, achieve, or master:arduous, difficult, hard, laborious, serious, tough, uphill.Translationstall (toːl) adjective1. (of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal. a tall man/tree. 高的 高的2. (of people) having a particular height. John is only four feet tall. 身高 身高ˈtallness noun 高(度) 高（度） a tall order something very difficult to do. Finding somewhere for fifty children to stay tonight is rather a tall order. 難辦的事 难办的差使，无理的要求 a tall story a story which is hard to believe. He is always telling tall stories. 難以相信的故事 难以相信的故事，荒诞的故事
tall is used especially of people, and of other (narrow) upright objects: a tall girl, tree, building .
high is used of objects that are a long way off the ground, or reach a great height: a high shelf, diving-board, mountain, wall . - How tall are you? → 你身高是多少？
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tall1. mod. high on drugs; intoxicated with marijuana. (Drugs.) When Jerry gets a little tall, he gets overwhelmed with a sense of guilt. 2. mod. high-quality. You’re bringing in some tall ideas, man. See:- a tall drink of water
- a tall order
- a tall poppy
- a tall story
- a tall tale
- be a tall order
- be in tall cotton
- be tall in (one's)/the saddle
- big drink of water
- great/tall oaks from little acorns grow
- head for (the) tall timber
- head for tall timber
- in high cotton
- in tall cotton
- long-tall-Sally
- not as (something) as all that
- not as bad, tall, etc. as all that
- ride tall in the/(one's) saddle
- sit tall in the/(one's) saddle
- stand tall
- take to the tall timber(s)
- tall
- tall drink
- tall in the saddle
- tall one
- tall order
- tall poppy
- tall story
- tall tale
- tall timber
- tall timbers
- tall, dark, and handsome
- walk tall
- walk tall, to
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TALL (language)TAC List Language.
["TALL - A List Processor for the Philco 2000", J. Feldman,CACM 5(9):484-485 (Sep 1962)].MedicalSeegigantismTALL
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Related to tall: Tall TimbersSynonyms for talladj loftySynonyms- lofty
- big
- giant
- long-legged
- lanky
- leggy
- Brobdingnagian
adj highSynonyms- high
- towering
- soaring
- steep
- elevated
- lofty
Antonyms- small
- short
- tiny
- wee
- squat
- stumpy
adj implausibleSynonyms- implausible
- incredible
- far-fetched
- steep
- exaggerated
- absurd
- unbelievable
- preposterous
- embellished
- overblown
- cock-and-bull
Antonyms- true
- plausible
- believable
- reasonable
- accurate
- realistic
- unexaggerated
adj difficultSynonyms- difficult
- hard
- demanding
- unreasonable
- exorbitant
- well-nigh impossible
Synonyms for talladj extending to a great heightSynonymsadj having a rather great upward projectionSynonymsadj not easy to do, achieve, or masterSynonyms- arduous
- difficult
- hard
- laborious
- serious
- tough
- uphill
Synonyms for tallnoun a garment size for a tall personRelated Wordsadj great in vertical dimensionRelated WordsAntonymsadj lofty in styleSynonyms- grandiloquent
- magniloquent
Related Wordsadj impressively difficultRelated Words- colloquialism
- difficult
- hard
adj too improbable to admit of beliefSynonyms- marvelous
- improbable
- marvellous
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