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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) bid , tender a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(n) tender car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
Verbs (v) tender offer or present for acceptance
(v) offer , bid , tender propose a payment “The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”
(v) tender make a tender of; in legal settlements
(v) tender , tenderize , tenderise make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer “tenderize meat”
Adjectives (a) tender given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality “a tender heart” ,
“a tender smile” ,
“tender loving care” ,
“tender memories” ,
“a tender mother”
(a) tender easy to cut or chew “tender beef”
(s) tender young and immature “at a tender age”
(s) affectionate , fond , lovesome , tender having or displaying warmth or affection “affectionate children” ,
“a fond embrace” ,
“fond of his nephew” ,
“a tender glance”
(s) tender (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition “tender green shoots”