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.
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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121 The sailors had run aft to the tender hanging in the stern davits.
122 I would be distressed to hear of any ladies reading it, let alone a girl of your tender years and experience.
123 Boil chickpeas for about 30 minutes until they are just tender, then drain. 2.
124 She moistened her lips, feeling the raised and tender flesh where her teeth had bitten through.
125 In case of public tender, the invitation must be published in at least two daily newspapers with national circulation.
126 The organising committee has also issued a tender document calling for designs for the mascot of the games.
127 Her abdomen was generally tender and rectal examination showed watery stool stained with mucus and a small amount of blood.
128 Tender invitations were issued, and the railway was hopeful of awarding a contract by the end of last year.
129 Grinding beef to make hamburger is a means of tenderizing less tender cuts.
130 A tender fortyish div or wid for companionship stroke marriage?
131 Cook for about 30 minutes or until the beans are tender. Drain the beans.
132 Each enchilada is plump with tender, juicy morsels of meat.
133 The croquettes have a crunchy golden exterior and the tender minced salmon is moist and well seasoned.
134 In Mrs Clark's case she did beat the tender,(sentence dictionary) but the police appealed the decision.
135 I got the impression that she had a tender attachment for a young gentleman in the North.
136 At some level they still cling to the idea that tender loving care is the only factor in raising kids.
137 Drain very dry. Fry bacon and onions together until onions are tender, about 10 minutes.
138 Season to taste and leave to simmer gently until the vegetables are almost tender.
139 The sealed tender system has, in the past, alternated with the occasional foray by the MoD into auctions.
140 The vendor or his agent may already have decided to sell the land by auction, tender or highest offer.
141 I serve the macaroni with a big bowl of broccoli cooked in salted water until just tender.
142 Authentic chicken is another good choice, tender pieces of white meat chicken basted with a mild yellow sauce reminiscent of curry.
143 Disillusioned with managing the national team, Andy Beattie chose the most inappropriate moment to tender his resignation.
144 He knows how it feels to lose a father at a tender age.
145 They're protesting at the government's proposals to allow private firms to tender for prison work.
146 But diligently studying by day and by night Seriously impair his tender eyesight.
147 I felt something akin to the tender hatred one can sense when staring hard at a photograph of oneself.
148 He would be heartbreakingly tender with her body while he crucified her mind and dragged her pride through the mud.
149 I like my steaks to be tender, juicy, and full of flavour.
150 But the cool grape leaves that encase the rice like gift wrapping are fork tender.
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