tender in WordNet English dictionary

1. having or displaying warmth or affection
   "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
   affectionate  fond  lovesome  tender  warm 
   
2. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
   crank  cranky  tender  tippy 
   
3. hurting
   "the tender spot on his jaw"
   sensitive  sore  raw  tender 
   
4. easy to cut or chew
   "tender beef"
   tender 
   
5. physically untoughened
   "tender feet"
   tender  untoughened 
   
6. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
   "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
   tender 
   
7. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
   "tender green shoots"
   tender 
   
8. young and immature
   "at a tender age"
   tender 
   

1. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
   attendant  attender  tender 
   
2. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
   bid  tender 
   
3. a boat for communication between ship and shore
   tender  ship's boat  pinnace  cutter 
   
4. something that can be used as an official medium of payment
   tender  legal tender  stamp 
   
5. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
   tender  supply ship 
   
6. car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
   tender 
   

1. propose a payment
   "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
   offer  bid  tender 
   
2. make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
   "tenderize meat"
   tender  tenderize  tenderise 
   
3. make a tender of; in legal settlements
   tender 
   
4. offer or present for acceptance
   tender