tall


Definition: Meaning of, tall in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tɔːl /

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tall taller tallest
  1. a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal
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  2. you use 'tall' to say or ask what the height of something or someone is
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  3. American English a tall drink contains a small amount of alcohol mixed with a large amount of a non-alcoholic drink
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  4. a tall order informal a request or piece of work that is almost impossible
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  5. tall story/tale a story that is so unlikely that it is difficult to believe
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tall used in phrases

  • tall bellflower (noun)
    1. annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers
  • tall bilberry (noun)
    1. high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries
  • tall buttercup (noun)
    1. perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
  • tall crowfoot (noun)
    1. perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
  • tall cupflower (noun)
    1. shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental
  • tall field buttercup (noun)
    1. perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
  • tall gallberry holly (noun)
    1. an evergreen shrub
  • tall goldenrod (noun)
    1. a variety of goldenrod
  • tall mallow (noun)
    1. erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in the United States
  • tall meadow grass (noun)
    1. coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage
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