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Definitions for Tall

[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] high-flown; grandiloquent: He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying.
[6] having more than usual length; long and relatively narrow: He carried a tall walking stick.
[7] Archaic . valiant.
[8] Obsolete . seemly; proper. fine; handsome.
[9] in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall; to walk tall.
[10] of more than average height
[11] (postpositive) having a specified height a woman five feet tall (in combination ) a twenty-foot-tall partition
[12] informal exaggerated or incredible a tall story
[13] informal difficult to accomplish a tall order
[14] an archaic word for excellent

Words related to Tall

great, lanky, big, rangy, soaring, towering, hard, steep, giant, elevated, beanstalk, impossible, absurd, alpine, lofty, sizable, statuesque, lank, sky-high, altitudinous

Words nearby Tall

talking picture, talking point, talking shop, talking-to, talky, tall, tall blacks, tall buttercup, tall drink, tall meadow rue, tall oil

Origin of Tall

before 1000; Middle English: big, bold, comely, proper, ready, Old English getæl (plural getale ) quick, ready, competent; cognate with Old High German gizal quick

Other words from Tall

tall·ness , noun

Word origin for Tall

C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish

Synonyms for Tall

big, great, lanky, rangy, soaring, towering, beanstalk, elevated, giant, alpine, altitudinous, high-reaching, lank, lofty, sizable, sky-high, skyscraping, statuesque