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tender

adjective

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
Antonyms: tough Similar: caring, protective, sentimental
hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
Synonyms: sensitive, sore Similar: painful
susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender age"
Synonyms: vulnerable Similar: young, immature
having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
Synonyms: affectionate, caring, fond, lovesome, warm Similar: loving
easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
Antonyms: tough Similar: chewable, cuttable, crisp, crispy, short, tenderized, tenderised, flaky, flakey
physically untoughened; "tender feet"
Synonyms: untoughened Antonyms: tough, toughened Similar: delicate, soft
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Synonyms: crank, cranky, tippy Similar: unstable
(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
Similar: delicate

noun

something used as an official medium of payment
Synonyms: legal tender
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Synonyms: attendant, attender
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
Synonyms: bid
car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
a boat for communication between ship and shore
Synonyms: cutter, pinnace, ship's boat
ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
Synonyms: supply ship

verb

offer or present for acceptance
propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
Synonyms: bid, offer
make a tender of; in legal settlements
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"
Synonyms: tenderise, tenderize