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talk tall — To boast • • • Main Entry: ↑talk talk tall and walk tall see under ↑talk and ↑walk1 • • • Main Entry: ↑tall … Useful english dictionary
tall´ness — tall «tl», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. a) higher than the average; having great height; high: »New York has many tall buildings. SYNONYM(S): lofty, towering. See syn. under high. (Cf. ↑high) b) … Useful english dictionary
talk — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. have the power of speech. 3 intr. (foll. by about) a have as the subject of discussion. b (in imper.) colloq. as an emphatic statement (talk about … Useful english dictionary
tall — [tôl] adj. [ME tal, dexterous, seemly < OE (ge)tæl, swift, prompt, akin to OHG gizal, swift < IE base * del , to aim > TALE, TELL1] 1. of more than normal height or stature [a tall man, a tall building] 2. having a specified height [five … English World dictionary
tall talk — index rodomontade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
walk tall — talk tall and walk tall see under ↑talk and ↑walk1 • • • Main Entry: ↑tall walk tall (informal) To be proud, have self respect • • • Main Entry: ↑walk * * * walk … Useful english dictionary
tall story — Synonyms and related words: big talk, blague, bullshit, bunk, bunkum, cock and bull story, exaggeration, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fancy talk, farfetched story, farrago, fib, fiction, fine talk, fish story, flam, flimflam, gas, ghost story … Moby Thesaurus
tall — adj. & adv. adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). 3 higher than the surrounding objects (a tall building). 4 colloq. extravagant or excessive (a tall story; tall talk). adv. as if tall; proudly;… … Useful english dictionary
tall — [[t]tɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ taller, tallest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average. Being tall can make you feel incredibly self confident... She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim... The … English dictionary
tall — tallness, n. /tawl/, adj., taller, tallest, adv. adj. 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;… … Universalium
tall, lofty, high — Each of these terms means having greater than ordinary height, extending upward. Which of them to use depends upon what is being mentioned: one refers to a tall or lofty tree, a high or lofty mountain, a high wall, a tall woman, and a lofty… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions