Employment of carpenters is projected to grow 6 percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Increased levels of new homebuilding and remodeling activity will require more carpenters.
n-count. tall tale (tall tales plural) 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. n-count. ...the imaginative tall tales of sailors.
Reviewed by Samuel Peralta (age 6) for Reader Views (5/07) This Tall Tale is based on a true story. Measuring seven-feet, eleven-and-a-half-inches, Martin the Giant arrives in the town of Seville, Ohio looking for a home. He is concerned that he is too big for the town. He spends some time at a local boardinghouse and is befriended by Mrs. Crawley.