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    • \ ˈtȯl 

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    [Adjective]  | "tall" | \ ˈtȯl \


    1: high in stature

    2: of a specified height

    3: of considerable height


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English tal, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin to Old High German gizal quick;

    [Noun]  | "tall fescue" 


    1: a European fescue (Festuca arundinacea synonym Schedonorus arundinaceus) with erect smooth stems three to four feet (about one meter) high that has been introduced into North America —called also tall fescue grass


    Origin: circa 1762 ;

    [Noun]  | "tall oil" | \ ˈtäl- \


    1: a resinous by-product from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp used especially in making soaps, coatings, and oils


    Origin: 1909 ;

     Partial translation of German Tallöl, partial translation of Swedish tallolja, from tall pine + olja oil;

    [Noun]  | "tall ship" 


    1: a sailing vessel with at least two masts; especially : square-rigger


    Origin: circa 1548 ;

    [Noun]  | "tall order" 


    1: something that is very difficult to do

    [Noun]  | "tall tale/story" 


    1: a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story

    [Noun]  | "order" 


    1: a group of people united in a formal way: such as

    2: a fraternal society

    3: a community under a religious rule; especially : one requiring members to take solemn vows


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French ordre, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ordin-, ordo ecclesiastical order, from Latin, arrangement, group, class; akin to Latin ordiri to lay the warp, begin;

    [Noun]  | "tall*boy" | \ ˈtȯl-ˌbȯi \


    1: highboy

    2: a double chest of drawers usually with the upper section slightly smaller than the lower

    3: clothes press


    Origin: 1769 ;

    [Idiom]  | "walk tall" 


    1: to walk or behave in a way that shows one feels proud and confident

    [Verb]  | "stand" | \ ˈstand \


    1: to support oneself on the feet in an erect position

    2: to be a specified height when fully erect

    3: to rise to an erect position


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High German stantan, stān to stand, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing;

    [Adjective]  | "tall" 


    1: extending to a great distance upward;


      * e.g., " ... tall skyscrapers that cast long shadows over the park "





    2: requiring considerable physical or mental effort;


      * e.g., " ... that's a pretty tall order "





    [Verb]  | "stand" 


    1: to occupy a place or location;


      * e.g., " ... the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza "





    2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);


      * e.g., " ... I don't know how you can stand that job "



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    3: to give what is owed for;


      * e.g., " ... I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later "



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