tender T₁E₁N₁D₂E₁R₁

Adjective 4 meanings

1. Sensitive or painful to the touch.

2. Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.

   “tender plants”

3. Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.

4. Soft and easily chewed.

Noun 4 meanings

1. The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.

2. A specialized rail wagon hauled behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.

3. A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.

   “submarine tender”

4. A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.

Adverb 1 meaning

1. tenderly

Verb 3 meanings

1. To work on a tender.

2. To offer, to give.

   “to tender one’s resignation”

3. To offer a payment, as at sales or auctions; to bid.

Similar and opposite words

• UNDER₆
• ORDER₆
• CONSIDER₁₁
• LEADER₇
• WONDER₁₀
• OLDER₆
• MURDER₉
• BORDER₉
• GENDER₈
• HARDER₁₀
• COMMANDER₁₆
• SHOULDER₁₂

• GENDER₈
• RENDER₇
• TENDED₈
• TINDER₇
• LENDER₇
• BENDER₉
• FENDER₁₀
• SENDER₇
• TENNER₆
• TEDDER₈
• VENDER₁₀
• MENDER₉
• TENSER₆
• TENTER₆