tall
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
How often you will meet it
Rank 905 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,391 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- great in vertical dimension; high in stature tall peopletall buildings
- lofty in style also: grandiloquent, magniloquent he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
- impressively difficult a tall order
- too improbable to admit of belief also: improbable, marvelous, marvellous a tall story
noun
- a garment size for a tall person
tall in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was a tall man with a square face.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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He is tall and thin, with neatly-trimmed whiskers, thin lips, and small yellow eyes; not talkative.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The tall servant reappeared with a huge luncheon basket--all manner of delicacies were emptied out upon my table.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Under the tall elms stretch the shady streets, alive eternally with the ever-new youth of ever-coming hundreds of boys.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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But there stood great woods on the slopes beyond--old, tall, and brilliant, like unfaded tapestries against the walls of a ruined house.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1