short - adjective
1. having little length; not long. 2. having little height; not tall: a short man. 3. extending or reaching only a little way: a short path.
4. brief in duration; not extensive in time: a short wait.
tall - adjective
1. having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
2. having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall. 3. large in amount or degree; considerable: a tall price; Swinging that deal is a tall order.
4. extravagant; difficult to believe: a tall tale. 5. high-flown; grandiloquent: He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying.