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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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