Phrase Hound found 75 phrases and 72 compound words that contain tall. The most common are listed below. Open tall in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- tall taleA tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.
- big and tallOf clothing: larger in size for men who are overweight, tall, or both.
- tall manThe third, longest finger, also known as the middle finger.
- stand tallTo behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.
- tall shipA large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel.
- tall poppy syndromeThe tendency to criticize, resent, or disparage successful people.
- tall orderA big job; a difficult challenge.
- tall storySynonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).
- walk tallSynonym of stand tall: To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.
- Tall Blacksthe men's national basketball representative team of New Zealand
- tall poppyA conspicuously successful person, especially one who attracts envious hostility.
- standing tallpresent participle and gerund of stand tall
- tall menplural of tall man: The third, longest finger, also known as the middle finger.
- tall oilA dark yellow resinous acidic oil obtained as a byproduct during the pulping of pine; it is used in the manufacture of soaps and lubricants.
- tall shipsplural of tall ship: A large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel.
- tall storiesplural of tall story: Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).
- tall sSynonym of long s: The ſ character, as distinct from the short s (which is the s character).
- tall reedA tall species of reed, Phragmites karka, native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
- tall talesplural of tall tale: A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.
- tall in the saddleImposing, impressive; resolute; manly.
- Tall WhiteA member of a certain race of extraterrestrials.
- tall-case clockA longcase clock.
- tall thistleCirsium altissimum
- tall pawnA bad bishop.
- tall meadow-rueAlternative form of tall meadowrue: Any of three species of meadowrue:
Compound words 72
- tallyTarget sighted.
- tallgrassAny of various tall grasses that flourish in prairie with relatively abundant water.
- tallsomeMarked, or characterised by tallness
- tallieA tall beer bottle.
- megatallA building approximately between 600 meters and 900 meters tall, (between 2000 feet and 3000 feet tall). A building taller than a supertall.
- untallNot tall.
- installTo connect, set up or prepare something for use
- TallinnThe capital city of Estonia.
- reinstallTo install again.
- tallestsuperlative form of tall: most tall