Definition of "Tender" :

noun: ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

noun: a boat for communication between ship and shore

noun: car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

noun: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

noun: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

noun: something that can be used as an official medium of payment

verb: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

"Tenderize meat."

verb: make a tender of; in legal settlements

verb: offer or present for acceptance

verb: propose a payment

adjective: (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

"Tender green shoots."

adjective: having or displaying warmth or affection

"A tender glance."

adjective: young and immature

"At a tender age."

adjective: hurting

"The tender spot on his jaw."

adjective: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

adjective: easy to cut or chew

"Tender beef."

adjective: physically untoughened

"Tender feet."

adjective: given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

"A tender heart."