Wide vs. Tall

Wide vs. Tall — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Wide and Tall

Wideadjective

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

We walked down a wide corridor.

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.

Being tall is an advantage in basketball.

Wideadjective

Large in scope.

The inquiry had a wide remit.

Talladjective

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.

Wideadjective

(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.

That team needs a decent wide player.

Talladjective

(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

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Wideadjective

On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

Talladjective

A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces. defined as a noun

Wideadjective

Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

Talladjective

(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.

Wideadjective

Vast, great in extent, extensive.

The wide, lifeless expanse.

Talladjective

(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.

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Wideadjective

Remote; distant; far.

The hut was not wide from the sea.The cabin is not wide from the lake.

Talladjective

(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.

Wideadjective

(obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

Talladjective

(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Wideadjective

(computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

a wide character; a wide stream

Tallnoun

Someone or something that is tall.

Wideadverb

extensively

He travelled far and wide.

Talladjective

great in vertical dimension; high in stature;

tall peopletall buildingstall treestall ships

Wideadverb

completely

He was wide awake.

Talladjective

lofty in style;

he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying

Wideadverb

away from a given goal

The arrow fell wide of the mark.

Talladjective

impressively difficult;

a tall order

Wideadverb

So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

Talladjective

too improbable to admit of belief;

a tall story

Widenoun

(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

Wideadjective

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;

wide roadsa wide necktiewide marginsthree feet widea river two miles broadbroad shouldersa broad river

Wideadjective

broad in scope or content;

across-the-board pay increasesan all-embracing definitionblanket sanctions against human-rights violatorsan invention with broad applicationsa panoptic study of Soviet nationalitygranted him wide powers

Wideadjective

(used of eyes) fully open or extended;

listened in round-eyed wonderstared with wide eyes

Wideadjective

very large in expanse or scope;

a broad lawnthe wide plainsa spacious viewspacious skies

Wideadjective

great in degree;

won by a wide margin

Wideadjective

great in range or scope;

an extended vocabularysurgeons with extended experienceextensive examples of picture writingsuffered extensive damagea wide selection

Wideadjective

having ample fabric;

the current taste for wide trousersa full skirt

Wideadjective

not on target;

the kick was widethe arrow was wide of the marka claim that was wide of the truth

Wideadverb

with or by a broad space;

stand with legs wide apartran wide around left end

Wideadverb

to the fullest extent possible;

open your eyes widewith the throttle wide open

Wideadverb

far from the intended target;

the arrow went wide of the marka bullet went astray and killed a bystander

Wideadverb

to or over a great extent or range; far;

wandered wide through many landshe traveled widely