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(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.
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Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
(chiefly, US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
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The ball used to play the sport of baseball.
A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.
As an adjective tall
is 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.As a noun baseball is
a sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.tall
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* (of a person) short * (of a building) short, low, low-riseDerived terms
* stand tall * tall in the saddle * tall order * tall story * tall talebaseball
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(wikipedia baseball)Noun
(en noun)- It was not very wonderful that Catherine, who had nothing heroic about her, should prefer cricket, base-ball , riding on horseback, and running about the country at the age of fourteen, to books.