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Meaning of "tall story" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TALL STORY

tall story  [tɔːl ˈstɔːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALL STORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tall story is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TALL STORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tall story in the English dictionary

The definition of tall story in the dictionary is a story or tale that seems unlikely or unbelievable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TALL STORY


cacciatore
ˌkɑːtʃəˈtɔːrɪ
centaury
ˈsɛntɔːrɪ
clearstory
ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ
clerestory
ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ
glory
ˈɡlɔːrɪ
Maggiore
ˌmædʒɪˈɔːrɪ
midstory
ˈmɪdˌstɔːrɪ
multistorey
ˌmʌltɪˈstɔːrɪ
overstory
ˌəʊvəˈstɔːrɪ
satori
səˈtɔːrɪ
single-storey
ˈsɪŋɡəlˌstɔːrɪ
six-storey
ˌsɪksˈstɔːrɪ
storey
ˈstɔːrɪ
story
ˈstɔːrɪ
sumotori
ˌsuːməʊˈtɔːrɪ
Tory
ˈtɔːrɪ
two-storey
ˈtuːˈstɔːrɪ
understorey
ˈʌndəˌstɔːrɪ
understory
ˈʌndəˌstɔːrɪ
yakitori
ˌjækɪˈtɔːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALL STORY

tall
Tall Blacks
tall oil
tall order
tall poppy
tall poppy syndrome
tall ship
tall tale
tallage
Tallahassee
tallaisim
tallboy
tallet
tallgrass
talliable
talliate
tallied
tallier
tallies

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALL STORY

alternative history
ancient history
back story
cover story
credit history
directory
ghost story
history
horror story
life story
love story
medical history
natural history
oral history
prehistory
service history
short story
sob story
social history
success story
the same old story

Synonyms and antonyms of tall story in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tall story» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALL STORY

Find out the translation of tall story to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tall story from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tall story» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

情癫大圣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pisos de altura
570 millions of speakers

English

tall story
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबा कहानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصة طويلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокий история
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

história de altura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লম্বা গল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bobard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cerita yang tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Märchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

背の高い物語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

키 큰 이야기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crita dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu chuyện dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயரமான கதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंच गोष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun Hikaye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

favola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysoki historia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високий історія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poveste înalt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψηλό ιστορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë storie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skröna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tall historie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tall story

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALL STORY»

The term «tall story» is regularly used and occupies the 96.858 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TALL STORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tall story» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tall story» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tall story

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALL STORY»

Discover the use of tall story in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tall story and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tall Story
When he finally arrives, he's tall all right. But he's not just tall ... he's a GIANT. In a novel packed with humour and quirkiness, Gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures.
Candy Gourlay, 2010
2
Romain Gary: A Tall Story
It illuminates his works in all their incarnations, and culminates in the tale of his most brilliant deception: the fabrication of a complex identity for his most successful nom de plume, Émile Ajar.
David Bellos, 2010
3
Tall Story
One morning, Paul was bored.
Christine Moorcroft, 2010
4
London Bridge in America: The Tall Story of a Transatlantic ...
Curious, clever and sharp, this is history to delight in.
Travis Elborough, 2013
5
A Tall Story
The little giraffe in this book is a very inquisitive character determined to find out everyone's secrets. His curiosity leads him right across Africa with only a faithful oxpecker for company.
Janet Keegans, 2012
6
But That's Absurd: A Tall Story Without That Most Common ...
Paul is an ordinary lad who on waking up on an ordinary day, just cannot talk normally, mouthing occasional words but mostly struck dumb.
Gordon John Harrison, 2011
7
Tall Story: A Comedy in Three Acts
The Setting Is A Midwestern College And Much Of The Plot Concerns Basketball. Suggested By The Homecoming Game By Howard Nemerov.
Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Howard Nemerov, 2012
8
Totem Tale: A Tall Story from Alaska
One night, a totem pole comes to life, but when morning comes and they must rearrange themselves to form the pole, they fight over who gets the top--the place of honor--until they realize that each plays their own special part.
Deb Vanasse, 2006
9
A Tall Story and Other Tales
A diverse collection of tales introduces young readers to a pirate queen and her adopted lion, a dog who turns into a witch cat, a boy who discovers a treasure in his own backyard, and others.
Margaret Mahy, 1992
10
Tall Story:
Regina is a Central High student with a problem.
R. Richard, 101

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALL STORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tall story is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tall story as US prospects arrive for training
"We are after the guy who is tall, around the 205cm mark. And they've got to be super-competitive," Sheehan said. "There's no doubt there will be plenty of ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Big bogan or a tall story?
Now, given that it's still April, you have to wonder if this story was a spoof. ... Here are four stories that appear to us to be too silly to be true ... and you have to ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
3
A TALL STORY
Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxim wave after a military ceremony at the presidential palace in Bogota November 22, 2013. — Reuters. «Saudi Gazette, Apr 15»
4
A tall story: Why do the Dutch tower over us?
But that can't be the whole story, experts say. ... In this three-decade snapshot, the people who had the most children were tall men, and women of average ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
5
Winston Aldworth: A tall story
The advantages of being tall put taller people in a better position to pay for upgrades. Photo / Thinkstock. Should tall people have to pay extra to get a more ... «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»
6
A tall story: Great strides in identifying genetic factors in height
He said: "It's common knowledge that people born to tall parents are more likely to be tall themselves. Most of this is down to the variations in our DNA sequence ... «EurekAlert, Oct 14»
7
A tall story in Wichita Falls built the "world's littlest skyscraper"
Until I was a block or so away, would I feel like I was driving toward a tall ... for a multi-story structure and set about peddling $200,000 in stock, the equivalent of ... «Houston Chronicle, Sep 14»
8
Dengue Fever and Tall Stories for Children
The adults justify someone's death to children with phrases that range from "he's gone to heave to live on a cloud," to the tall story that "he's gone on a trip. «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
9
Tom Corbett's Tall Story
Tom Corbett compares his record on taxes and jobs with that of Democratic challenger Tom Wolf in a new TV ad called “Toy Story.” It should be called “Tall ... «FactCheck.org, May 14»
10
Life's such a tall story
In an era when privileges and inequalities are picked over anxiously, the tall have somehow slipped under the radar and made away with the plum jobs and the ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tall story [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tall-story>. Apr 2024 ».
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