tender
- Adjective. Sensitive or painful to be touched.
- Adjective. (context, of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Adjective. Fond, loving, gentle, sweet.
- Verb. (context, now) To make tender or delicate; to weaken.
- Verb. To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly.
- Noun. (obsolete) Someone who tends or waits on someone.
- Noun. A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel.
- Noun. (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- Noun. (nautical) A boat used for transportation between a ship and shore.
- Verb. (formal) To offer, to give.
- Verb. To offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
- Noun. A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Noun. (legal) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
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