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1 ADJ Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average. □  Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident. □  The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.

2 ADJ [as ADJ as ] You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something. □  How tall are you? □  I'm only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age.

3 PHRASE If something is a tall order , it is very difficult. □  Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available.

4 PHRASE If you say that someone walks tall , you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.

tal|low /tæ loʊ/ N‑UNCOUNT Tallow is hard animal fat that is used for making candles and soap.

ta ll shi p (tall ships ) N‑COUNT A tall ship is a sailing ship which has very tall masts and square sails.

ta ll sto |ry (tall stories ) N‑COUNT A tall story is the same as a tall tale .

ta ll ta le (tall tales ) N‑COUNT A tall tale is a long and complicated story that is difficult to believe because most of the events it describes seem unlikely or impossible. □  …the imaginative tall tales of sailors.

tal|ly /tæ li/ (tallies , tallying , tallied )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A tally is a record of amounts or numbers which you keep changing and adding to as the activity which affects it progresses. □ [+ of ] They do not keep a tally of visitors to the palace, but it is very popular.

2 VERB If one number or statement tallies with another, they agree with each other or are exactly the same. You can also say that two numbers or statements tally . □ [V + with ] Its own estimate of three hundred tallies with that of another survey. □ [V ] The figures didn't seem to tally.

3 VERB If you tally numbers, items, or totals, you count them. □ [V n] …as we tally the number of workers who have been laid off this year. ● PHRASAL VERB Tally up means the same as tally . □ [V P n] Bookkeepers haven't yet tallied up the total cost. [Also V n P ]

Tal|mud /tæ lmʊd/ N‑PROPER The Talmud is the collection of ancient Jewish laws which governs the religious and non-religious life of Orthodox Jews.

tal|on /tæ lən/ (talons ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] The talons of a bird of prey are its hooked claws.

tama|rind /tæ mər I nd/ (tamarinds ) N‑VAR A tamarind is a fruit which grows on a tropical evergreen tree which has pleasant-smelling flowers. You can also refer to the tree on which this fruit grows as a tamarind .

tama|risk /tæ mər I sk/ (tamarisks ) N‑COUNT A tamarisk is a bush or small tree which grows mainly around the Mediterranean and in Asia, and has pink or white flowers.

tam|bou|rine /tæ mbəriː n/ (tambourines ) N‑COUNT A tambourine is a musical instrument which you shake or hit with your hand. It consists of a drum skin on a circular frame with pairs of small round pieces of metal all around the edge.

tame /te I m/ (tamer , tamest , tames , taming , tamed )

1 ADJ A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. □  The deer never became tame; they would run away if you approached them.

2 ADJ If you say that something or someone is tame , you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame. ●  tame|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  There was no excuse though when Thomas shot tamely wide from eight yards.

3 VERB If someone tames a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say. □ [V n] The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.

ta|moxi|fen /təmɒ ks I fen/ N‑UNCOUNT Tamoxifen is a drug that is used for treating women who have breast cancer.