Synonym: affectionate, delicate, extend, gentle, kind, loving, offer, present, sensitive, soft, submit. Antonym: cruel, tough. Similar words: gender, render, tendency, extended, offender, defender, independent, independence. Meaning: ['tendə(r)] n. 1. something used as an official medium of payment 2. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another 3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price 4. car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water 5. a boat for communication between ship and shore 6. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships. v. 1. offer or present for acceptance 2. propose a payment 3. make a tender of; in legal settlements 4. make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer. adj. 1. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality 2. hurting 3. young and immature 4. having or displaying warmth or affection 5. easy to cut or chew 6. physically untoughened 7. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail 8. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition.
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91 It also prescribed new regulations governing tender offers.
92 Then usually he would back off, apologetic and tender.
93 So young, so tender, so gentle, so virile.
94 He picked the tender flesh carefully from the bones.
95 It's a particularly tender cut of beef.
96 Tender Inflatable dinghy, with pump and oars.
97 At my tender age, I could only look on.
98 The flesh was tender but not particularly flavoursome.
99 My tummy felt very tender.
100 Boil the carrots in a saucepan until tender.
101 Cook macaroni until tender but still firm.
102 These are to be inserted in the tender document.
103 Staring at his back, she tried to conjure up the image of him lover-like, tender,(http://sentencedict.com/tender.html) and failed.
104 They might therefore be fearful of losing out if they accept a tender offer prematurely.
105 These fish are particularly fond of vegetable foods, and will usually eat tender aquatic plants.
106 Tyler's fierce public image was a direct contrast to his tender love for his family.
107 Rune, mouth tender, eyes laughing as he had watched the children playing at the funfair in Tivoli.
108 Dry-fry the bacon in a non-stick pan until almost tender but without colour. Drain off any fat.
109 It is hoped that, by putting the contract out to competitive tender, efficiency will rise and costs will fall.
110 Turn and cook until tender but still juicy, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
111 No formal invites to tender had been issued as FlyPast closed for press.
112 That contrast of tender sensibility and senseless brutality was etched into my mind, exposing the utter meaninglessness of violence and war.
113 Peter Cameron tells sad stories with tender grace and understatement, as if his work were composed of panels of watercolor.
114 Tennis players start at a more tender age these days.
115 Alongside me was Sam Ratcliffe who, at the tender age of sixteen, had already had quite a bit of publicity.
116 Meanwhile place apples, water, peel and soft brown sugar and cinnamon in a pan and simmer until tender.
117 Return to the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes until tender and golden.
118 Mix well and continue to cook over a low heat for a further 20 minutes or until the meat is tender.
119 And he was tender, and he was mighty, fuelled by an illicit afternoon with one of his students.
120 Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the onion is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly.
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