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Tender

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Definitions for Tender

noun
something that can be used as an official medium of payment
Synonyms
legal tender stamp
noun
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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noun
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
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bid
noun
car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
noun
a boat for communication between ship and shore
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ship's boat pinnace cutter
noun
ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
Synonyms
supply ship
verb
offer or present for acceptance
verb
propose a payment
Synonyms
Examples
  1. The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
verb
make a tender of
Examples
  1. in legal settlements
verb
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
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Examples
  1. tenderize meat
adjective
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
Examples
  1. a tender heart
  2. a tender smile
  3. tender loving care
  4. tender memories
  5. a tender mother
adjective
hurting
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Examples
  1. the tender spot on his jaw
adjective
young and immature
Examples
  1. at a tender age
adjective
having or displaying warmth or affection
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Examples
  1. affectionate children
  2. a fond embrace
  3. fond of his nephew
  4. a tender glance
adjective
easy to cut or chew
Examples
  1. tender beef
adjective
physically untoughened
Synonyms
untoughened
Examples
  1. tender feet
adjective
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
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adjective
(of plants) not hardy
Examples
  1. easily killed by adverse growing condition
  2. tender green shoots

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