Meanings (ES + gloss)
alto
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.
Being tall is an advantage in basketball.
Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell…
Phrases
big and tallcut down the tall poppyfeel eight feet tallfeel nine feet tallfeel ten feet tallfeel twelve feet tallmackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sailsplain tallride tall in the saddlestand talltall bluestemtall drinktall drink of watertall fescuetall glass of watertall in the saddletall mantall meadowruetall nightshadetall oaks from little acorns growtall oiltall onetall ordertall pawntall pocosintall poppytall poppy syndrometall reedtall shiptall storytall taletall thistletall, dark and handsometall-case clockwalk tall