Stall vs. Tall
Stallnoun
(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
Stallnoun
A stable; a place for cattle.
Stallnoun
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
Stallnoun
(countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market.
Stallnoun
A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
Stallnoun
(countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
Stallnoun
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
Stallnoun
An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
Stallnoun
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
Stallnoun
A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
Stallnoun
A sheath to protect the finger.
Stallnoun
(mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
Stallnoun
(Canadian) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Stallnoun
An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
Stallverb
(transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
Stallverb
To fatten.
Stallverb
(intransitive) To come to a standstill.
Stallverb
(transitive) To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
Stallverb
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
Stallverb
To stop suddenly.
Stallverb
To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going to slowly for the selected gear.
Stallverb
To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift.
Stallverb
(obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
Stallverb
(obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
Stallverb
(obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
Stallverb
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
Stallverb
To forestall; to anticipate.
Stallverb
To keep close; to keep secret.
Stallverb
(transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
Stallverb
(intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.
Stallnoun
A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal.
Stallnoun
A stable; a place for cattle.
Stallnoun
A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
Stallnoun
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
Stallnoun
A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving.
Stallnoun
In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
Stallnoun
The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post.
Stallnoun
A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall.
Stallverb
To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox.
Stallverb
To fatten; as, to stall cattle.
Stallverb
To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
Stallverb
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart.
Stallverb
To forestall; to anticipate.
Stallverb
To keep close; to keep secret.
Stallverb
To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell.
Stallverb
To kennel, as dogs.
Stallverb
To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
Stallverb
To be tired of eating, as cattle.
Stallnoun
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
Stallnoun
small area set off by walls for special use
Stallnoun
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
Stallnoun
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge;
Stallnoun
small individual study area in a library
Stallnoun
a tactic used to mislead or delay
Stallverb
postpone doing what one should be doing;
Stallverb
come to a stop;
Stallverb
deliberately delay an event or action;
Stallverb
put into, or keep in, a stall;
Stallverb
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
Stallverb
cause an airplane to go into a stall
Stallverb
cause an engine to stop;
Talladjective
(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.
Talladjective
(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
Talladjective
(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
Talladjective
A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces. defined as a noun
Talladjective
(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
Talladjective
(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
Talladjective
(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
Talladjective
(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
Tallnoun
Someone or something that is tall.
Talladjective
High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.
Talladjective
Brave; bold; courageous.
Talladjective
Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.
Talladjective
great in vertical dimension; high in stature;
Talladjective
lofty in style;
Talladjective
impressively difficult;
Talladjective
too improbable to admit of belief;
Talladjective
of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width
Talladjective
(after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom
