tall

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♦ tall /t'ɔːl/ (taller tallest)
1 [ADJ]
Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average.
Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident...
The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
2 [ADJ] how ADJ, amount ADJ, as ADJ as, ADJ-compar than
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...
3 [PHRASE] N inflects, v-link PHR
If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone walks tall, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.tall ship (tall ships)
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A tall ship is a sailing ship which has very tall masts and square sails.tall sto|ry (tall stories)
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A tall story is the same as a tall tale.tall tale (tall tales)
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A tall tale is a long and complicated story that is difficult to believe because most of the events it describes seem unlikely or impossible.
...the imaginative tall tales of sailors.

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