ENGLISH: tender - CREOLE: sansib



Overview of noun tender



The noun tender has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. tender, legal tender -- (something used as an official medium of payment)

2. attendant, attender, tender -- (someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)

3. bid, tender -- (a formal proposal to buy at a specified price)

4. tender -- (car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water)

5. tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter -- (a boat for communication between ship and shore)

6. tender, supply ship -- (ship that usually provides supplies to other ships)



Overview of verb tender



The verb tender has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) tender -- (offer or present for acceptance)

2. offer, bid, tender -- (propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting")

3. tender -- (make a tender of; in legal settlements)

4. tender, tenderize, tenderise -- (make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat")



Overview of adj tender



The adj tender has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (2) tender -- (given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother")

2. (2) sensitive, sore, raw, tender -- (hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw")

3. (2) tender -- (young and immature; "at a tender age")

4. (2) affectionate, caring, fond, lovesome, tender, warm -- (having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace")

5. (1) tender -- (easy to cut or chew; "tender beef")

6. tender, untoughened -- (physically untoughened; "tender feet")

7. crank, cranky, tender, tippy -- ((used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail)

8. tender -- ((of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots")

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