ship that usually provides supplies to other ships;
a boat for communication between ship and shore;
car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water;
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price;
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another;
something used as an official medium of payment;
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat";
make a tender of; in legal settlements;
offer or present for acceptance;
propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting";
(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots";
having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace";
susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender age";
hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw";
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail;
easy to cut or chew; "tender beef";
physically untoughened; "tender feet";
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother";
