talladjective
uk/tɔːl/us/tɑːl/A1 of more than average height, or of a particular height:
a tall girl
a tall building
He's six feet tall.
She's much taller than me.
More examples
- My view was blocked by a tall man in front of me.
- She's nearly as tall as her father now.
- The house was surrounded by a tall, wooden fence.
- She is five feet/foot three inches tall.
- He was about six feet tall with broad shoulders.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
High, tall and deep
- deep
- dwarf
- elevated
- eye level
- floor-to-ceiling
- full-length
- gawky
- height
- high
- overshadow
- profundity
- rangy
- rear
- rear above/over sth/sb
- six-footer
- stand
- stature
- tower
- tower above/over sb/sth
- towering
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tallness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtɔːl.nəs/us/ˈtɑːl.nəs/
Idiom(s)
be a tall order
stand/walk tall