tender

Adjective
  1. Given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (synset 302457962)
    "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
    also: soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory
    similar to:
  2. Hurting (synset 301717206)
    "the tender spot on his jaw"
    similar to: painful - causing physical or psychological pain
    same as: raw, sensitive, sore
  3. Young and immature (synset 301654003)
    "at a tender age"
    similar to: immature, young - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
  4. Having or displaying warmth or affection (synset 301467633)
    "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"
    similar to: loving - feeling or showing love and affection
    same as: affectionate, fond, lovesome
  5. Easy to cut or chew (synset 302455719)
    "tender beef"
    also: comestible, eatable, edible - suitable for use as food
    similar to:
  6. Physically untoughened (synset 302457239)
    "tender feet"
    also: weak - wanting in physical strength
    similar to: delicate, soft - easily hurt
    same as: untoughened
  7. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail (synset 302300153)
    referred to in: boat - a small vessel for travel on water
    similar to: unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness
    same as: crank, cranky, tippy
  8. (of plants) not hardy;
    Easily killed by adverse growing condition (synset 300710650)
    "tender green shoots"
    referred to in: flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    similar to: delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
Noun
  1. Something that can be used as an official medium of payment (synset 113395181)
    is a type of: medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
    subtypes: food stamp - a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food
    same as: legal tender, stamp
  2. Someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another (synset 109841233)
    is a type of: assistant, help, helper, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    subtypes:
    • companion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
    • baggageman - an attendant who takes care of baggage
    • batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
    • bellboy, bellhop, bellman - someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
    • bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    • caddie, golf caddie - an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
    • checker - an attendant who checks coats or baggage
    • courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign
    • cupbearer - the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
    • equerry - a personal attendant of the British royal family
    • escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
    • esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
    • famulus - a close attendant (as to a scholar)
    • gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
    • groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
    • lifeguard, lifesaver - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
    • linkboy, linkman - (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
    • loader - an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
    • matron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding
    • hospital attendant, orderly - a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
    • orderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
    • page, varlet - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
    • page - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
    • racker - an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack
    • rocker - an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
    • second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
    • servitor - someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else
    • squire - young nobleman attendant on a knight
    • gallant, squire - a man who attends or escorts a woman
    • flight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplane
    • litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher
    • trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion
    • arouser, rouser, waker - someone who rouses others from sleep
    same as: attendant, attender
  3. A formal proposal to buy at a specified price (synset 107179737)
    is a type of: offer, offering - something offered (as a proposal or bid)
    subtypes:
    • overbid - a bid that is higher than preceding bids
    • buyout bid - a bid to buy all of a person's holdings
    same as: bid
  4. Car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water (synset 104416414)
    is a type of: car, railcar, railroad car, railway car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
  5. A boat for communication between ship and shore (synset 104416263)
    is a type of: boat - a small vessel for travel on water
    subtypes: gig - tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
    same as: cutter, pinnace, ship's boat
  6. Ship that usually provides supplies to other ships (synset 104416146)
    is a type of: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    same as: supply ship
Verb
  1. Offer or present for acceptance (synset 202301576)
    is a type of: gift, give, present - give as a present; make a gift of
  2. Propose a payment (synset 202303593)
    "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
    referred to in: auction, auction sale, vendue - the public sale of something to the highest bidder
    entail: bargain, dicker - negotiate the terms of an exchange
    subtypes:
    • by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else
    • subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
    • overbid - bid more than the object is worth
    • underbid - bid too low
    • outbid - bid higher than others
    • underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder
    same as: bid, offer
  3. Make a tender of;
    In legal settlements (synset 202301456)
    is a type of: offer, proffer - present for acceptance or rejection
  4. Make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer (synset 200515952)
    "tenderize meat"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    same as: tenderise, tenderize

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