Definition of Tender

Adjective: tender (tenderer,tenderest)  tend-u(r)

1. Given to sympathy, gentleness or sentimentality
   "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
    
2. Hurting
   "the tender spot on his jaw";
   - sensitive, sore, raw
    
3. Young and immature
   "at a tender age"
    
4. Having or displaying warmth or affection
   "a tender glance";
   - affectionate, fond, lovesome, warm
    
5. Easy to cut or chew
   "tender beef"
    
6. Physically untoughened
   "tender feet";
   - untoughened
    
7. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
   - crank, cranky, tippy
    
8. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
   "tender green shoots"

Verb: tender  tend-u(r)

1. Offer or present for acceptance
    
2. (auction) propose an amount you are prepared to pay for something
   "The Swiss dealer tendered $2 million for the painting";
   - offer, bid
    
3. Make a tender of; in legal settlements
    
4. Make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
   "tender meat";
   - tenderize, tenderise [Brit]

Noun: tender  tend-u(r)

1. Something that can be used as an official medium of payment
   - legal tender, stamp
    
2. Someone who waits on or attends to the needs of another
   - attendant, attender
    
3. A formal proposal to buy at a specified price
   - bid
    
4. Car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
    
5. A boat for communication between ship and shore
   - ship's boat, pinnace, cutter
    
6. Ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
   - supply ship

See also:
tendentiousness
tendered

Anagrams containing the word tender

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