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.
noun, plural tallies. 1. an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like. 2. Also called tally stick. a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of a debt or payment, often split lengthwise across the notches, the debtor retaining one piece and the creditor the other.