tender (Noun) — Something that can be used as an official medium of payment.
tender (Noun) — Someone who waits on or attends to the needs of another.
tender (Noun) — A formal proposal to buy at a specified price.
tender (Noun) — Car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water.
tender (Noun) — A boat for communication between ship and shore.
tender (Noun) — Ship that usually provides supplies to other ships.
tender (Verb) — Offer or present for acceptance.
tender (Verb) — (auction) propose an amount you are prepared to pay for something. ex. "The Swiss dealer tendered $2 million for the painting"
tender (Verb) — Make a tender of; in legal settlements.
tender (Verb) — Make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer. ex. "tender meat"
tender (Adjective) — Given to sympathy, gentleness or sentimentality. ex. "a tender heart" ex. "a tender smile" ex. "tender loving care" ex. "tender memories" ex. "a tender mother"
tender (Adjective) — Hurting. ex. "the tender spot on his jaw"
tender (Adjective) — Young and immature. ex. "at a tender age"
tender (Adjective) — Having or displaying warmth or affection. ex. "a tender glance"
tender (Adjective) — Easy to cut or chew. ex. "tender beef"
tender (Adjective) — Physically untoughened. ex. "tender feet"
tender (Adjective) — (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail.
tender (Adjective) — (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition. ex. "tender green shoots"