Textual thesaurus for "tender"

(adj) fond, lovesome, warm, affectionate

having or displaying warmth or affection

affectionate children; a fond embrace; fond of his nephew; a tender glance; a warm embrace

(adj) sensitive, sore, raw

hurting

the tender spot on his jaw

(adj) crank, cranky, tippy

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

(adj) untoughened

physically untoughened

tender feet

(noun) supply ship

ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

(noun) cutter, pinnace, ship's boat

a boat for communication between ship and shore

(noun) bid

a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

(noun) attendant, attender

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

(noun) legal tender, stamp

something that can be used as an official medium of payment

(verb) tenderise, tenderize

make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

tenderize meat

(verb) offer, bid

propose a payment

The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting