given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; a tender heart; a tender smile; tender loving care; tender memories; a tender mother'

easy to cut or chew; tender beef'

physically untoughened; tender feet

[ Syn: untoughened ]

something that can be used as an official medium of payment

[ Syn: legal tender , stamp ]

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

[ Syn: attendant , attender ]

a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

[ Syn: bid ]

car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

a boat for communication between ship and shore

[ Syn: ships boat , pinnace , cutter ]

ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

[ Syn: supply ship ]

hurting; the tender spot on his jaw

[ Syn: sensitive , sore , raw ]

young and immature; at a tender age'

having or displaying warmth or affection; affectionate children; a fond embrace; fond of his nephew; a tender glance; a warm embrace

[ Syn: affectionate , fond , lovesome , warm ]

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

[ Syn: crank , cranky , tippy ]

(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; tender green shoots'

offer or present for acceptance

propose a payment; The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting

[ Syn: offer , bid ]

make a tender of; in legal settlements

make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; tenderize meat

[ Syn: tenderize , tenderise ]