Nouns

(n)tender, legal tender, stampsomething that can be used as an official medium of payment
(n)attendant, attender, tendersomeone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
(n)bid, tendera formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(n)tendercar attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
(n)tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cuttera boat for communication between ship and shore
(n)tender, supply shipship that usually provides supplies to other ships

Verbs

(v)tenderoffer or present for acceptance
(v)offer, bid, tenderpropose a payment“The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”
(v)tendermake a tender of; in legal settlements
(v)tender, tenderize, tenderisemake tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer“tenderize meat”

Adjectives

(a)tendergiven to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality“a tender heart”, “a tender smile”, “tender loving care”, “tender memories”, “a tender mother”
(s)sensitive, sore, raw, tenderhurting“the tender spot on his jaw”
(s)tenderyoung and immature“at a tender age”
(s)affectionate, fond, lovesome, tenderhaving or displaying warmth or affection“affectionate children”, “a fond embrace”, “fond of his nephew”, “a tender glance”
(a)tendereasy to cut or chew“tender beef”
(a)tender, untoughenedphysically untoughened“tender feet”
(s)crank, cranky, tender, tippy(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
(s)tender(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition“tender green shoots”