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1 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) hár2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) hár, á hæð•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story -
2 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) harðar kröfur -
3 a tall story
(an obviously untrue story; a lie.) lygasaga -
4 lanky
adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) hár og grannur, mjósleginn -
5 angular
['æŋɡjulə]1) (having (sharp) angles: an angular building.) (skarp)hyrndur2) ((of a person) thin and bony: She is tall and angular.) beinaber -
6 bulrush
(a tall strong water plant.) -
7 casuarina
[kæʒuə'ri:nə](a tall, feathery tree with drooping, jointed, green branches and scale-like leaves.) kasúarínatré -
8 cattail
noun (a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.) dúnhamar -
9 elevator
1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) lyfta2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) korngeymsla, kornturn -
10 elm
[elm](a kind of tall tree with tough wood and corrugated bark.) álmur -
11 foot
[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) fótur2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) brekkufótur; fjallsrót; neðsti hluti3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) fet•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it -
12 ft
( written abbreviation) (foot; feet: He is 6 ft tall.) -
13 gangling
['ɡæŋɡliŋ](tall, very thin and usually awkward.) renglulegur -
14 gawky
['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) slánalegur; kauðalegur -
15 glass
1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) gler2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) glas3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) spegill4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) loftvog•- glasses- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness -
16 gondola
['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondóll2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) öryggisbúr• -
17 grandfather clock
(a clock with a tall usually wooden case which stands on the floor.) gólfklukka -
18 jackboot
['‹ækbu:t](a type of tall especially military boot that reaches above the knee.) hnéstígvél -
19 lash
[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) augnhár2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) svipuhögg3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) svipuól2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) hÿða; berja áfram2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) binda3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) sveifla4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) hellirigna•- lash out -
20 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) halla2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) halla (sér)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) grannur, mjósleginn2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magur3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) rÿr, lélegur•- leanness
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