six feet tall

  • 1tall — [ tɔl ] adjective *** 1. ) a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object: a tall thin woman tall chimneys/towers/buildings He was much taller than I expected. grow tall: This tree can grow very tall in the right… …

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  • 2Six-footer — Six foot er, n. One who is six feet tall. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3six-footer — noun count INFORMAL someone who is at least six feet tall …

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  • 4six-foot|er — «SIHKS FUT uhr», noun. a person who is six feet tall …

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  • 5six-footer — noun a person who is at least six feet tall • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul * * * /siks foot euhr/, n. a person who is roughly six feet tall. [1835 45; …

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  • 6tall */*/*/ — UK [tɔːl] / US [tɔl] adjective Word forms tall : adjective tall comparative taller superlative tallest 1) a) a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object a tall thin woman tall chimneys/towers/buildings He was much …

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  • 7tall — 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;… …

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  • 8tall — 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;… …

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  • 9tall — [[t]tɔl[/t]] adj. 1) having a relatively great height or stature 2) having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall[/ex] 3) large in amount or degree: a tall price[/ex] 4) exaggerated; improbable: a tall tale[/ex] 5) high flown;… …

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  • 10tall*/*/*/ — [tɔːl] adj 1) a tall person or object has greater height than the average person or object a tall thin woman[/ex] tall buildings[/ex] See: high 2) used for talking about measurements of height He must be over six feet tall.[/ex] • a tall order… …

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