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Tall vs. Taller — What's the Difference?

Tall vs. Taller — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Tall and Taller

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Tall

Of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width
A tall, broad-shouldered man
A tall glass of iced tea

Taller

Taller is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. William II Sánchez of Gascony perpetrated a major defeat of the Vikings at Taller in 982 and they vanished as a serious threat thereafter.

Tall

Having greater than ordinary height
A tall woman.

Taller

Having greater than ordinary height
A tall woman.

Tall

Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty
Tall trees.
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Taller

Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty
Tall trees.

Tall

Having a specified height
A plant three feet tall.

Taller

Having a specified height
A plant three feet tall.

Tall

(Informal) Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful
Tall tales of heroic exploits.

Taller

(Informal) Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful
Tall tales of heroic exploits.

Tall

Impressively great or difficult
A tall order to fill.

Taller

Impressively great or difficult
A tall order to fill.

Tall

(Obsolete) Excellent; fine.

Taller

(Obsolete) Excellent; fine.

Tall

With proud bearing; straight
Stand tall.

Taller

With proud bearing; straight
Stand tall.

Tall

(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
Being tall is an advantage in basketball.

Tall

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.

Tall

(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

Tall

Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).

Tall

(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.

Tall

(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.

Tall

(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.

Tall

(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Tall

Someone or something that is tall.

Tall

A clothing size for taller people.
Do you have this in a tall?

Tall

A tall serving of a drink, especially one from Starbucks, which contains 12 ounces.

Tall

High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.
Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall.

Tall

Brave; bold; courageous.
As tall a trenchermanAs e'er demolished a pye fortification.
His companions, being almost in despair of victory, were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley, which came to succors with three thousand tall men.

Tall

Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.

Tall

Great in vertical dimension; high in stature;
Tall people
Tall buildings
Tall trees
Tall ships

Tall

Lofty in style;
He engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying

Tall

Impressively difficult;
A tall order

Tall

Too improbable to admit of belief;
A tall story

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