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View definitions for tall story

tall story

noun as in cock-and-bull story

noun as in invention

noun as in old wives' tale

noun as in shaggy-dog story

noun as in tall tale

noun as in yarn

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"It was good you get to Holy Cross before the big storm," he said, with a faint smile of tolerance for the white man's tall story.

The tall building is itself artistically akin to the tall story.

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On this page you'll find 515 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tall story, such as: episode, gag, narration, narrative, reminiscence, and short story.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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