word-vault/dist/data/cards/ta/tall.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "tall",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having a greater than average height",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's tall and thin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the tallest building in the world"
                },
                {
                    "text": "tall trees/chimneys"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a tall glass of iced tea"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's **grown taller** since I last saw him."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to describe or ask about the height of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How tall are you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very difficult to do",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something large and successful often begins in a very small way",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to show that you are proud and able to deal with anything",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly he seemed to stand taller."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel proud and confident",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings", "Personal qualities"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tɔːl/",
                "audio": "ta/tall/tall__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tɔːl/",
                "audio": "ta/tall/tall__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: probably from Old English getæl ‘swift, prompt’. Early senses also included ‘fine, handsome’ and ‘bold, strong, good at fighting’."
}