• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
• a boat for communication between ship and shore
• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
• something used as an official medium of payment
• make Tender or more Tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a Tenderizer; "Tenderize meat"
• make a Tender of; in legal settlements
• offer or present for acceptance
• propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "Tender green shoots"
• having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a Tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
• susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a Tender age"
• hurting; "the Tender spot on his jaw"
• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
• easy to cut or chew; "Tender beef"
• physically untoughened; "Tender feet"
• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a Tender heart"; "a Tender smile"; "Tender loving care"; "Tender memories"; "a Tender mother"

'Tender' in other languages