Definitions for TALL
tɔltall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. talladjective

   a garment size for a tall person

2. talladjective

   great in vertical dimension; high in stature

   "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"

3. grandiloquent, magniloquent, talladjective

   lofty in style

   "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"

4. tall(a)adjective

   impressively difficult

   "a tall order"

5. improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)adjective

   too improbable to admit of belief

   "a tall story"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. talladjective

   obsequious; obedient

2. talladjective

   seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome

3. talladjective

   bold; brave; courageous; valiant

4. talladjective

   fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent; being of more than average height

5. talladjective

   Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall

6. talladjective

   Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high

7. talladjective

   Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale

8. talladjective

   A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces

9. Etymology: From tall, talle, tal, from *, getæl, from talaz, from dol-. Cognate with tal, tel, gital, gizal,
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Talladjective

   Etymology: tâl, Welsh.

   1. High in stature.

   Bring word, how tall she is. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   Two of nobler shape,
   Erect and tall. John Milton.

   2. High; lofty.

   Winds rush’d abroad
   From the four hinges of the world, and fell
   On the vext wilderness, whose tallest pines,
   Though rooted deep as high, and sturdiest oaks
   Bow’d their stiff necks. John Milton, Par. Reg. b. iv.

   May they encrease as fast, and spread their boughs,
   As the high fame of their great owner grows:
   May he live long enough to see them all
   Dark shadows cast, and as his palace tall!
   Methinks I see the love that shall be made,
   The lovers walking in that am’rous shade. Edmund Waller.

   3. Sturdy; lusty.

   I’ll swear thou art a tall fellow of thy hands, and that thou wilt not be drunk; but I know thou art no tall fellow of thy hands, and that thou wilt be drunk; but I would thou wouldst be a tall fellow of thy hands. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tall

   Tall generally refers to a considerably greater height or length than the average or typical. In relation to people, it often means having a height above the average for their gender, age, or group. It can also be used to describe objects, buildings, or structures that extend a significant distance upwards from the ground.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tall

   high in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast

2. Tall

   brave; bold; courageous

3. Tall

   fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tall

   tawl, adj. high, esp. in stature: lofty: long: sturdy: bold: courageous: great, remarkable: demanding much credulity, hardly to be believed.—n. Tall′ness. [Ety. very dub.; perh. conn. with W. tal, large.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tall

   An accurate, specific and known height.

   Our family have the tall gene as many of us are very tall.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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1. TALL

   What does TALL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TALL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TALL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tall is ranked #15289 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tall surname appeared 1,920 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Tall.
   
   46.6% or 895 total occurrences were White.
   36.7% or 706 total occurrences were Black.
   7% or 136 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.9% or 75 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.1% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TALL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2279

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TALL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2632

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TALL' in Adjectives Frequency: #258

How to pronounce TALL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say TALL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TALL in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TALL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of TALL in a Sentence

1. Chase LeBlanc:

   Standing tall doesn’t mean straight up – It means you fall-tall, crawl-tall, stumble-tall... until your back-up-tall. All true entrepreneurs, leaders and managers know this.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   For economy is not just numbers and charts, But the beating heart of human hearts, A chance for progress, a chance for all, To rise and flourish, standing tall.

3. Don Shomette:

   At low tide all you see is these forest of things sticking up and at the north end of Mallows Bay, it looks like shore, but it's ships -- bow to stern, bow to stern -- I call these the flowerpot ships. Each of those ships have become islands -- some have trees 30-40 feet tall... It's very exotic, it's just beautiful.

4. Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea:

   My understanding is that city ordinance only allows a wall up to six feet tall, and this far exceeds that.

5. Scott Miller:

   This is ultimately about national interests not just for the Afghanistan John Bass, but it is vital national interest -- 9/11 terrorists groups came from here, and today there are other terrorist groups that could affect external to Afghanistan and the homeland, when I leave Afghanistan this time, and I tell this to the Afghan people, it will be my last time as a soldier and what I would like to leave is a country that is peaceful and unified. Now that's a tall order, but that would be my hope.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TALL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tall
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TALL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TALL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TALL
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html