high, tall, lofty mean above the average in height. high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level.
TALL meaning: 1. of more than average height, or of a particular height: 2. of more than average height, or of a…. Learn more.
- 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.
You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something. How tall are you? I'm only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age. I am already as tall as she is.
Definition of tall adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall; to walk tall. tall′ness, n. 2. See high. 1. short. In Lists: Top 2000 English words, One-syllable adjectives, Things associated with rainforests , more... Synonyms: big, lanky, great, leggy, long-legged, more...
Tall describes that which is slim in proportion to its height, as a mast, a pine or other tree, a steeple, a person, possibly a cliff: tall houses may be found in some parts of the world; a tall cloud would be of small width and great comparative height.
TALL definition: having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: tall grass. See examples of tall used in a sentence.