Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tall | Yes | Yes | No | No |
high | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
tall (noun) | high (noun) |
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a garment size for a tall person | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
a lofty level or position or degree | |
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 | |
a high place | |
an air mass of higher than normal pressure | |
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics | |
a state of sustained elation |
tall (adjective) | high (adjective) |
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great in vertical dimension; high in stature | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') |
impressively difficult | greater than normal in quantity or amount |
too improbable to admit of belief | used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency |
lofty in style | happy and excited and energetic |
having a specified height | slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) |
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | |
standing above others in quality or position |
tall (adverb) | high (adverb) |
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at a great altitude | |
far up toward the source | |
in or to a high position, amount, or degree | |
in a rich manner |