tall

Universal Words adjective (taller, tallest) 1 (of a person, building, tree, etc.) having a greater than average height: She's tall and thin with light brown hair. * tall chimneys / towers * the tallest building in the world * a tall glass of iced tea OPPSHORT 2 used to describe or ask about the height of sb/sth: How tall are you? * He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. -< HIGH tallness noun [U] IDIOMS stand tall (especially AmE) to show that you are proud and able to deal with anything be a tall order (informal) to be very difficult to do moreatWALKv.