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tall

/t/O/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. great in vertical dimension; high in stature

    adj.all

    Examples
    Tall people.
    Tall buildings.
    Tall trees.
    Tall ships.
    Antonyms little short

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a <i>tall</i> person, tree, or mast.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a garment size for a tall person

    noun.attribute

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. lofty in style

    adj.all

    Examples
    He engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying.
    Synonyms grandiloquent magniloquent

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. impressively difficult

    adj.all

    Examples
    A tall order.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. too improbable to admit of belief

    adj.all

    Examples
    A tall story.
    Synonyms improbable marvellous marvelous

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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