| noun | something that can be used as an official medium of payment |
| noun | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another |
| noun | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price |
| noun | car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water |
| noun | a boat for communication between ship and shore |
| noun | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships |
| verb | offer or present for acceptance |
| verb | propose a payment “The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting” |
| verb | make a tender of; in legal settlements |
| verb | make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer “tenderize meat” |
| adjective | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality “a tender heart” |
| adjective | hurting “the tender spot on his jaw” |
| adjective | young and immature “at a tender age” |
| adjective | having or displaying warmth or affection “affectionate children” |
| adjective | easy to cut or chew “tender beef” |
| adjective | physically untoughened “tender feet” |
| adjective | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
| adjective | (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition “tender green shoots” |
| attend | verb | work for or be a servant to |
| tend | verb | have care of or look after |
| bid | verb | make a serious effort to attain something |
| tender | verb | make a tender of; in legal settlements |
| offer | noun | something offered (as a proposal or bid) |
| bid | noun | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price |
| bidder | noun | someone who makes an offer |
| tender | noun | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price |
| tender | adjective | easy to cut or chew |
| tenderization | noun | the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it |
| tenderizer | noun | a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender |
| tenderisation | noun | the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it |
| tenderiser | noun | a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender |
| tenderness | noun | warm compassionate feelings |
| sensitivity | noun | (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation |
| soreness | noun | a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) |
| rawness | noun | a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) |
| affection | noun | a positive feeling of liking |
| affectionateness | noun | a positive feeling of liking |
| fondness | noun | a positive feeling of liking |
| warmness | noun | a positive feeling of liking |
| tenderize | verb | make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer |