Definition of tender

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  • tender is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • tender is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
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Definition of tender

  • someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. attendant
    2. attender
  • something that can be used as an official medium of payment (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. legal tender
    2. stamp
  • a boat for communication between ship and shore (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cutter
    2. pinnace
    3. ship's boat
  • physically untoughened (adjective)

    Examples

    1. tender feet

    Synonyms

    1. untoughened
  • propose a payment (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bid
    2. offer
  • hurting (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the tender spot on his jaw

    Synonyms

    1. raw
    2. sensitive
    3. sore
  • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bid
  • make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer (verb)

    Examples

    1. tenderize meat

    Synonyms

    1. tenderise
    2. tenderize
  • having or displaying warmth or affection (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a tender glance

    Synonyms

    1. affectionate
    2. fond
    3. lovesome
  • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. crank
    2. cranky
    3. tippy
  • ship that usually provides supplies to other ships (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. supply ship
  • car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water (noun)
  • easy to cut or chew (adjective)

    Examples

    1. tender beef
  • given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a tender heart
    2. a tender smile
    3. tender loving care
    4. tender memories
    5. a tender mother
  • make a tender of; in legal settlements (verb)
  • offer or present for acceptance (verb)
  • (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition (adjective)

    Examples

    1. tender green shoots
  • young and immature (adjective)

    Examples

    1. at a tender age

See definition of tender in Merriam Webster