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adjective
1.
having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
2.
having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall.
3.
large in amount or degree; considerable: a tall price; Swinging that deal is a tall order.
4.
extravagant; difficult to believe: a tall tale.
5.
EXPANDhigh-flown; grandiloquent: He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying.
adverb
9.
in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall; to walk tall.
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Tall
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English: big, bold, comely, proper, ready, Old English getæl (plural getale) quick, ready, competent; cognate with Old High German gizal quick
before 1000; Middle English: big, bold, comely, proper, ready, Old English getæl (plural getale) quick, ready, competent; cognate with Old High German gizal quick
Related forms
tall·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. short.
1. short.
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| tall (tɔːl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of more than average height |
| 2. | a. (postpositive) having a specified height: a woman five feet tall |
| b. (in combination): a twenty-foot-tall partition | |
| 3. | informal exaggerated or incredible: a tall story |
| 4. | informal difficult to accomplish: a tall order |
| 5. | an archaic word for excellent |
| [C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish] | |
| 'tallness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tall
"high in stature," 1520s, probably ultimately from O.E. getæl "prompt, active." Sense evolved to "brave, valiant, seemly, proper" (c.1400), then to "attractive, handsome" (mid-15c.), and finally "being of more than average height." The O.E. word is related to O.H.G. gi-zal "quick," Goth. un-tals
EXPAND"indocile." Sense evolution is remarkable, but adjectives applied to persons often mutate quickly in meaning (e.g. pretty, 'boxom, Ger. klein "small, little," which in M.H.G. meant the same as its English cognate clean). Phrase tall, dark, and handsome is recorded from 1906.
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tall definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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TALL definition
languageTAC List Language.
["TALL - A List Processor for the Philco 2000", J. Feldman, CACM 5(9):484-485 (Sep 1962)].
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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tall
("hill" or "small elevation"), in Middle Eastern archaeology, a raised mound marking the site of an ancient city. For specific sites, see under substantive word (e.g., Hasi, Tel)
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