tender

n. bid, offer; overseer, supervisor; car attached to a locomotive for carrying fuel and water

adj. gentle, soft, delicate

v. offer formally, suggest, make a suggestion

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Noun
1. something used as an official medium of payment
(synonym) legal tender
(hypernym) medium of exchange, monetary system
(hyponym) food stamp
2. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
(synonym) attendant, attender
(hypernym) assistant, helper, help, supporter
(hyponym) companion
(derivation) tend
3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(synonym) bid
(hypernym) offer, offering
(hyponym) overbid
4. car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
(hypernym) car, railcar, railway car, railroad car
5. a boat for communication between ship and shore
(synonym) ship's boat, pinnace, cutter
(hypernym) boat
(hyponym) gig
6. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
(synonym) supply ship
(hypernym) ship

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Verb
1. offer or present for acceptance
(hypernym) give, gift, present
2. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
(synonym) offer, bid
(hyponym) by-bid
(entail) dicker, bargain
(derivation) bid
(classification) auction, auction sale, vendue
3. make a tender of; in legal settlements
(hypernym) offer, proffer
(derivation) bid
4. make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"
(synonym) tenderize, tenderise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify

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Adjective
1. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
(antonym) tough
(similar) caring, protective
(see-also) soft
2. hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
(synonym) sensitive, sore
(similar) painful
3. susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender age"
(synonym) vulnerable
(similar) young, immature
4. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
(synonym) affectionate, caring, fond, lovesome, warm
(similar) loving
5. easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
(antonym) tough
(similar) chewable, cuttable
(see-also) edible, comestible, eatable
6. physically untoughened; "tender feet"
(synonym) untoughened
(antonym) tough, toughened
(similar) delicate, soft
(see-also) weak
7. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
(synonym) crank, cranky, tippy
(similar) unstable
(classification) boat
8. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
(similar) delicate
(classification) plant, flora, plant life

nm. tender

nf. tender