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tall > 5 senses
ADJECTIVE1tallGreat in vertical dimension
2tall, grandiloquent, magniloquentLofty in style
3tallImpressively difficult
4tall, improbable, marvelous, marvellousToo improbable to admit of belief
NOUN1tallA garment size for a tall person
tall > pronunciation
Soundstao'l
Rhymesalbuterol, all, appall, and 94 more rhymes in aol...
tall > adjective 1
MeaningGreat in vertical dimension. High in stature.
Examples"tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
Contraryshort
Similarfull-length; gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy; in height; leggy, long-legged, long-shanked; leggy, tall-growing; long; long-stalked, tall-stalked; stately, statuesque; tallish
See alsohigh; large, big
Attribute ofstature, height
Nounstallness; tallness
tall > adjective 2
MeaningLofty in style.
Examples"he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
Synonymsgrandiloquent, magniloquent
Similar torhetorical
tall > adjective 3
MeaningImpressively difficult.
Examples"a tall order"
Similar todifficult, hard
Usagecolloquialism
tall > adjective 4
MeaningToo improbable to admit of belief.
Examples"a tall story"
Synonymsimprobable, marvelous, marvellous
Similar toincredible, unbelievable
tall > noun, attribute
MeaningA garment size for a tall person.
Broadersize

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