Definitions for tall

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Spelling: [tawl]
IPA: /tɔl/

Tall is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in tall (allt).

Definitions for tall

adverb

  1. in a proud, confident, or erect manner:

adjective

  1. having a relatively great height; of more than average stature:
  2. having stature or height as specified:
  3. large in amount or degree; considerable:
  4. extravagant; difficult to believe:
  5. high-flown; grandiloquent:
  6. having more than usual length; long and relatively narrow:
  7. Archaic. valiant.
  8. Obsolete. seemly; proper. fine; handsome.

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

Examples for tall

A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.

It was headquartered in Stanleyville, in a tall corner building that still stands in the decrepit, yet lively, downtown.

It had a wide brim and a tall crown, which created an insulated pocket of air and could also be used to carry water.

But when she called back, Brinsley was determined to tall her about his minted screenwriter status.

He's not so large or tall, but quick and springy, and muscled like a panther.

Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.

Philothea's tall figure was a lovely union of majesty and grace.

"That's it," he said, as he busied himself with a tall glass and the cracked ice.

“A tall and stalwart esquire, methinks,” said Master Headley.

It lies behind that tall monument; I cannot see it for the blossoming boughs.

Word Value for tall
Scrable

4

Words with friends

6

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