tender

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tender Definition

(a) given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
(a) easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
(a) physically untoughened; "tender feet"
(n) something used as an official medium of payment
(n) someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
(n) a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(n) car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
(n) a boat for communication between ship and shore
(n) ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
(s) hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
(s) susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender age"
(s) having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
(s) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
(s) (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
(v) offer or present for acceptance
(v) propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
(v) make a tender of; in legal settlements
(v) make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"

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