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adjectivetenderest, tenderer ˈtɛndəˈtɛndər 1Showing gentleness, kindness, and affection. he was being so kind and tender she covered his face with tender kisses Example sentencesExamples - This tender little show is enough to make even the most cynical of hearts swell.
- Back at Richard's house, he was oddly tender and gentle towards me.
- He was stroking my hair with a gentle, tender hand.
- I was just misinterpreting a tender display of affection.
- It was a soft, sweet, tender kiss.
- I want nights full of tender touches and gentle caresses.
- I regret that I was not more tender or affectionate with Edward during the last few weeks of his life.
- They have a real and tender affection for her.
- She kisses him with tender pity.
- The warm embrace and the warm tender kisses make me feel as though I am floating.
- It's a gentle, tender moment between man and wife.
- His touch was tender and gentle.
- His kisses were tender and gentle.
- In many countries men show very tender affection for one another frequently and openly.
- A mom's tender affection, her smiles and presence touches every heart.
- He truly appreciated her tender love with deep affection.
- He took my hand and laid a gentle, tender kiss on it.
- His voice as tender and gentle as his kiss.
- She tried to keep her tender kindness hidden in order to appear strong and in control.
- His eyes were glossy and filled with tender affection.
Synonyms caring, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, soft-hearted, tender-hearted, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warm-hearted, feeling, fatherly, motherly, maternal, gentle, mild, benevolent, generous, giving, humane susceptible, vulnerable informal touchy-feely affectionate, fond, loving, emotional, warm, gentle, soft amorous, adoring, amatory informal lovey-dovey romantic, sentimental, emotional, emotive, touching, moving, poignant, evocative British informal soppy - 1.1tender ofarchaic Solicitous of.
be tender of a lady's reputation Example sentencesExamples - I was obliged to lead him about, tender him, and help him.
2(of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough. Example sentencesExamples - Gently boil for another five minutes, until the carrots are tender.
- Potato is used as a thickener or for biscuits and cakes where a tender texture is required
- The beef steaks are tender and juicy.
- Watch carefully so the turkey is done but still moist and tender.
- In the first container she placed 1 pound of asparagus that she trimmed and steamed until tender and allowed to cool.
- The duck livers with orange sauce were tender and tasty.
- The meat has been carefully selected and cooked to be perfectly tender.
- The quails were tender, with just crispy enough skin.
- Pour the syrup over the figs and place them in the oven until they are tender and sticky.
- Fry over a medium heat until the potatoes are tender and golden brown.
- The stew was filled with tender meat, beans, barley and carrots.
- The calamari in tomato sauce was tender and flavourful.
- I would seal them in hot fat, wrap each bird in fatty bacon or pancetta and roast till tender.
- Venison steaks are more tender than beef, with a leaner, cleaner flavour.
- Continue simmering until the eggplant skin is tender, about 15 more minutes.
- There is a range of juicy, tender steaks and chicken dishes.
- Her plate was heaped with several good, thick slices of tasty, tender pork.
- The lamb was tender without being delicate.
- The chicken wraps were full of tender, pleasantly sticky marinated meat.
- There are fresh fruit juices and tender coconut.
Synonyms easily chewed, not tough, chewable, soft, edible, eatable succulent, juicy, ripe tenderized 3(of a part of the body) sensitive to pain. the pale, tender skin of her forearm Example sentencesExamples - Strong sunshine harms the tender skin around the eye.
- The lesions can be tender to the touch
- This fabulous range of organic products helps babies with sleep and tender skin problems.
- A slight splinter can chafe the skin until it is tender and sore.
- The area over the appendix will be very tender.
- This pack pulled at her shoulders, rubbing the tender skin under her arms.
- There is atrophy of the muscles in the shoulder, with more than two sensitive tender points.
- There's nothing worse than pulling a hard pencil eyeliner across the tender skin of the eyelid.
- His knuckles were chapped and felt rough against the tender skin on his face.
- She gasped in pain and rubbed the tender, already bruised flesh.
- The bandage was delicately applied to the tender joint, where a bruise was starting to develop.
- She winced in pain as her sheets slid against her tender skin.
- The main symptoms of fibromyalgia are pains, tender areas, and tiredness.
- Pain is felt only after exercise, and the affected area is not tender to the touch, discolored or swollen.
- She got up, raising her tender body onto her left elbow.
- The rope gnawed at the tender skin of her wrists.
- Sensitive, tender or sore breasts are commonly one of the first signs of pregnancy.
- Having an appliance fitted doesn't hurt, but your teeth usually feel tender for a few days after it is fitted or adjusted.
- She felt a needle prick her tender skin.
- The shoulder was so painful for a while that I didn't really notice my hand until I came off and realised it was bit tender.
Synonyms sore, painful, sensitive, inflamed, raw, red, chafed hurting, aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, burning, irritated, bruised, wounded, injured - 3.1 (of a plant) easily injured by severe weather and therefore needing protection.
pelargoniums are colourful but tender plants Example sentencesExamples - Set out tender bedding plants such as petunias and marigolds after the last frost of spring.
- If frost is predicted, fling some fleece over fruit trees and more tender shrubs.
- Watch the weather forecast and cover up those frost tender plants at night.
- Protect tender plants after the ground freezes with a layer of loose mulch.
- Since tuberous begonias are tender succulents, they need to be hung in shady or partial-shady locations.
- Don't be tempted by tender bedding plants in garden centres yet.
- Eaves provide frost protection for tender plants underneath.
- We had extremely hot weather early, and some of the tender plants suffered from the intense heat.
- This is a time when tender new garden plants are at risk.
- Before frost arrives, bring tender herbs indoors to the window or light garden you've prepared.
- It is a tender plant with large double flowers that appear all summer.
- When the ground is warmed to 60 degrees, it's time to plant out tender seedlings.
- This film protects tender plants and trees from frost damage.
- Slightly tender plants need as much wind protection as possible.
- Most fleshy plants and tender, newer plant growth will root very easily.
- Bring tender plants indoors for the winter.
- New grass is tender and will not respond well to foot traffic until it matures and thickens.
- Blooms are best in full sun, but these tender plants can take a half-day of sun.
- The opportunity to grow more tender, more exotic plants is tempting.
- All tender plants need to be kept in a frost-free greenhouse or in a cool place indoors.
Synonyms delicate, easily damaged, fragile, breakable, frail - 3.2 Requiring tact or careful handling.
the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one Example sentencesExamples - It was already a very tender and awkward situation.
Synonyms difficult, delicate, tricky, awkward, problematic, troublesome, ticklish controversial, emotive informal sticky
4Young, inexperienced, or vulnerable. he started sailing at the tender age of ten Example sentencesExamples - Her life was cut short at the tender age of 21.
- At the tender age of 25, he has 20 years experience under his belt.
- At the tender age of 12 they already have shelves full of trophies.
- The fact that a violinist of such tender years can make this music sound so fresh is a considerable accomplishment.
- This young man, at the tender age of 24 years, was the victim of a tragic accident.
- He has collected a wealth of happy memories since he joined the team at the tender age of 15.
- At the tender age of 16 he became the youngest player in the modern game to play at the tournament.
- At the tender age of 16 I started going out with my first real girlfriend.
- She has had a major change in her life at the tender age of 19.
- The plan was to look older than my tender years.
- She had written with flair and maturity, and had a sensitivity way beyond her tender years.
- The teen singer and actress has been in showbusiness since the tender age of nine.
- At the tender age of 25, she is quickly becoming an authority on urban fashion.
- He began his acting career at the tender age of ten.
- The couple met at the tender age of 14.
- They play with a conviction and authenticity far beyond their tender years.
- At the tender age of 18, he will be the youngest contestant ever.
- She made her stage debut at the tender age of four.
- He switched to electric bass, an instrument he began playing at the tender age of nine.
- She started producing an early version of her zine at the tender age of 10.
Synonyms young, youthful early impressionable, inexperienced, immature, unsophisticated, unseasoned, juvenile, callow, green, raw informal wet behind the ears 5Nautical
(of a ship) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind. Example sentencesExamples - Initially the 35.5 is quite tender and quick to heel, so it is important not to overpower the boat with large headsails.
- I would expect the boat to be a bit on the tender side when the wind picks up.
Phrases Used ironically to refer to attention or treatment not in the best interests of its recipients. they abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services Example sentencesExamples - You will be handed over to the tender mercies of the nurse.
- The children were given over to the tender mercies of the church and its care homes for orphans.
- They would leave their wives to the tender mercies of the labour ward while they travelled abroad to watch football.
- She threw herself on the tender mercies of the world's web community.
- They were now facing a very uncertain future, consigned to the tender mercies of a new and hostile regime.
- The children will now be entrusted to the tender mercies of their distant cousin.
- Unlike filmstars, crime victims have not submitted themselves to the tender mercies of the press and forfeited any right to privacy.
- He had recently committed himself to the tender mercies of a psychiatrist.
- We have no national dance company and rely on the tender mercies of people like her to keep our folk dances alive.
- My dad and I left him to the tender mercies of his mother and went inside.
Origin Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener 'tender, delicate'. In the senses ‘gentle and kind’ and ‘sensitive to pain or damage’, tender goes back to Latin tener ‘delicate’. It appears in a number of phrases relating to feeling for others. Tender loving care goes back to Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 3: ‘Go, Salisbury, and tell them all from me / I thank them for their tender loving care.’ Its abbreviation TLC is comparatively modern, dating from the 1940s. The phrase tender mercies was probably originally a biblical allusion to a verse in the Book of Proverbs: ‘The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.’ The tender in ‘an invitation to tender’ is a different word that was originally a legal term meaning ‘to formally offer a plea, evidence or the money to discharge a debt’. It comes ultimately from Latin tendere ‘to stretch, hold out’, also the source of tend (Middle English), first found in the sense ‘move or be inclined to move in a certain direction’.
Rhymes addenda, agenda, amender, ascender, attender, blender, Brenda, contender, corrigenda, descender, engender, extender, fazenda, fender, gender, Glenda, Gwenda, hacienda, Länder, lender, mender, offender, pudenda, recommender, referenda, render, sender, slender, spender, splendour (US splendor), surrender, suspender, Venda, weekender, Wenda verb ˈtɛndəˈtɛndər [with object]1Offer or present (something) formally. he tendered his resignation as leader Example sentencesExamples - They tendered their resignations in protest against the firing of their 15 colleagues.
- To his wife, his daughters, and all his extended family, we tender our sincere sympathy.
- The four employees concerned had tendered their resignations.
- A bag with 107 cocaine capsules was tendered in evidence and marked.
- We tender condolences on their great loss.
- The issue in this case is the adequacy of the evidence tendered by the plaintiff.
- He concluded his presentation to the members by informing them he was tendering his notice to retire from his position.
- The tape was tendered in evidence during proceedings.
- He never tendered a formal resignation, although the organization has already hired a replacement.
- He was about to embark on a career break and had actually tendered his resignation.
- He cleared his desk after tendering his resignation one week ago.
- Although she had provided the diploma, it was not tendered in evidence.
- Two high-profile directors of the company tendered their resignations recently.
- A document was tendered and received in evidence.
- Nine board members had tendered their resignations at a meeting.
- He tendered his resignation to the committee and we all refused it.
- The football manager left the pitch and immediately tendered his resignation.
- At trial, there was no objection to the breathalyzer results being tendered as evidence.
- He formally tendered his resignation on reaching the age of 75.
- He formally tendered his resignation to the president the following day.
Synonyms offer, proffer, present, put forward, propose, suggest, advance, submit, set before someone, extend, give, render hand in - 1.1 Offer (money) as payment.
Example sentencesExamples - A banker's draft had been tendered and refused.
- Many businesses around the town are sitting targets for tendering counterfeit Euro notes that are currently circulating in large quantities.
- 1.2no object Make a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset for a stated fixed price.
firms of interior decorators have been tendering for the work Example sentencesExamples - In October, at least 11 companies or consortiums expressed interest in tendering for the 40-hectare project.
- Companies tendering for business can be tempted to agree jointly not to go in under a certain price.
- This is a trade publication for those interested in tendering for government work.
- There has been a flood of interest by private businesses in tendering for public sector contracts.
- All those interested in tendering for the transport plan may attend a presentation on requirements.
- We would expect something like 6 companies to be tendering for a project of this size.
- We have begun tendering for archaeological and site investigation and other works.
- The company was tendering for work worth £430m.
- The new policy sets out clear procedures for religious groups to follow in tendering for land designated for purposes of worshipping.
- He is part of a consortium tendering for a licence in Scotland.
- The company is now tendering for a lucrative contract from one of Hong Kong's biggest bus companies.
- He acted as an agent for foreign firms tendering for China's major power construction projects.
- They reached an agreement between each other not to compete in tendering for contracts.
- The organisation advises on how to consider tendering for work from foreign public bodies.
- The company is tendering for a number of large government contracts.
- Tendering for the project has been whittled down to two consortia.
- Very few contracts have been won by foreign companies and few of these firms have been successful in tendering for subsequent road projects.
- The new plans are guidelines which will be given to the four companies tendering for the franchise.
- We did prevent British companies from tendering for contracts and supplies.
- About 19 agencies are believed to have expressed an interest in tendering for the account.
Synonyms bid, put in a bid, quote, give an estimate, propose a price - 1.3 Formally offer (a stated fixed price) for carrying out work, supplying goods, etc.
what price should we tender for a contract? Example sentencesExamples - The city entered into a partnership with the company, despite the fact that it tendered the lowest bid.
- The Danish company tendered the lowest price.
- The company tendered a €58 million price three years ago, but inflation since then could increase the value of the project.
- 1.4tender something out Seek offers to carry out work at a stated fixed price.
I don't even know why they tendered it out Example sentencesExamples - The contract was tendered out and they won the deal against industry competition.
- He ran one of two butcher's stalls on the market until it was tendered out to another trader.
- Smaller schemes will be tendered out directly to local companies.
- We have to tender the project out and need contract specifications.
- These shop-fronts would be tendered out to the existing agencies.
noun ˈtɛndəˈtɛndər An offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price. we invited tenders for up to three more frigates mass noun being government land, it was sold by tender as modifier a minimum tender price Example sentencesExamples - The commission has extended the deadline for the submission of tenders by one month.
- He suggested an alternative would be to inform residents of the actual price of the asphalt after tenders for the project close later this spring.
- The Department of Defence has invited tenders to supply the air force with six new military helicopters.
- They invited tenders for the distribution of fertiliser throughout the country.
- The tenders were evaluated on price, experience of the tenderer, methodology, quality and technical merit.
- The government offered 15 petrol filling stations for sale by tender.
- The civic body invited short-term tenders for the work.
- It is time to invite tenders from prospective builders.
- The prices and the range of tenders received and the successful tenderer are usually published.
- The municipality recently invited tenders for the purchase of the land, because they could not afford to develop it.
- The city will invite tenders for six of the facilities this Friday.
- The corporation sought tenders for the land.
- Many construction companies are lining up to offer tenders for India's infrastructure projects.
- What is needed instead is for the Government to take a lead, by immediately calling for tenders to install solar water heating in all Government buildings where it is cost-effective to do so.
- The hospitals will be sold through ordinary tenders.
- They could not invite tenders as the project was challenged in court.
- The Motor Sports Association has invited tenders from promoters interested in hosting the prestigious race from next season.
- The tender for the land swap was only joined by four companies.
- Telecommunication operators in Bulgaria have been rescued from the obligation to hold public procurement tenders to purchase new equipment.
- Tenders will be invited for private companies to supply the tracking devices.
Synonyms bid, offer, quotation, quote, estimate, estimated price, price proposal, submission
Phrases put something out to tender Seek offers to carry out work or supply goods at a stated fixed price. conventional health and social services could be put out to tender Example sentencesExamples - The department put a contract out to tender for the supply of newspapers.
- We are obliged to put our account out to tender.
- The contract for construction of the school was put out to tender, in accordance with the tendering procedures.
- The council broke the law in appointing consultants without putting the contract out to tender.
- Plans to put school bus contracts out to tender have angered bus drivers, who claim it will compromise safety.
- Now that the rates have been officially announced, the contract will be put out to tender to private enterprise.
- They have held the contract for the last 20 years, repeatedly winning when it is put out to tender every three or four years.
- The usual process of putting contracts out to tender has been brushed aside.
- The senior partners had agreed not put the contract out to tender, mainly due to the tight building schedule.
- The buildings were put out to tender last November.
Derivatives noun ˈtɛndərəˈtɛnd(ə)rər Negotiations will be held with all potential tenderers. Example sentencesExamples - Bureaucrats have been travelling around the state to explain the proposal to potential tenderers.
- It is not for us to demonstrate to competitive tenderers how much these things might cost.
- We are now asking tenderers to put forward schemes to give the maximum facilities for the money available.
- We need to make sure the tenderers have covered all the cost factors.
Origin Mid 16th century (as a legal term meaning 'formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt', also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere 'to stretch, hold forth' (see tend1). noun ˈtɛndəˈtɛndər 1with modifier A vehicle used by a fire service for carrying specified supplies or equipment or fulfilling a specified role. three fire engines, including an emergency tender, attended the scene Example sentencesExamples - Mr Pounder fears that three of the brigade's nine turntable ladders, known as aerial appliances, could be axed, plus several salvage equipment tenders which carry items such as specialist cutting gear.
- Scores of firefighters arrived in 25 vehicles including foam tenders designed to fight chemical fires.
- Mr Wood was rushed to Rochdale Infirmary and paramedics, police and three fire appliances, with an emergency salvage tender, attended the scene.
- Surrey Fire Service said two crews and a rescue tender had gone to the scene after reports of children trapped under the tree.
- There should also be ways to generate funds which will help the fire brigade acquire extra fire tenders and utility equipment that will enable them effectively fight fires.
- The fire wrecked about 60 per cent of the single-storey garage before emergency tenders left the scene at 5.30 pm.
- The museum provided the answer as Airport staff frantically tried to track down the broken engine part for a 31-year-old fire tender.
- They also criticised the community safety vehicles because they do not carry the same firefighting equipment as a traditional tender.
- Lives may be put at risk when Pembrokeshire loses its emergency fire tender, according to the Fire Brigades Union.
- The fire brigade was out in force with an emergency tender, a high-rise platform engine and two regular fire engines.
- Firefighters from Amesbury and Salisbury, and an emergency tender from Warminster, began making sure the front of the pub was secure.
- That compares with the 45 regular fire tenders normally available to deal with the average 60 emergency calls made each day in the county.
- Three fire engines and a rescue tender attended the crash which involved a car and two lorries.
- The Essex Air Ambulance, three fire engines and a rescue tender rushed to the scene at about 9.50 am yesterday.
- More than a dozen appliances, including 10 pumps and a breathing apparatus tender from Bolton, attended the fire which started at about 7pm.
- Fourteen council vans and lorries, and two fire tenders, staged a slow drive through the city centre tooting horns and winning support from the public.
- Other equipment at the Livingstone airport includes two utility vehicles, fire tenders, an ambulance, and meteorological equipment.
- Eight fire tenders attended the fire at Grange Farm, Spaunton, near Kirkbymoorside, where firefighters struggled to control it because of difficulties getting water to the scene.
- The emergency tenders, which carry heavy-duty rescue equipment to incidents such as the Selby rail crash and serious road accidents, all need replacing.
- Myers said no chances were taken and the main road was blocked off and a fire service tender was ordered in front of the mall shortly before 11 am.
- 1.1 A vehicle used in mobile operations by a public service or the armed forces.
she saw the police tender dash up and half a dozen men tumble out Example sentencesExamples - Loyal Watcher, an ex-Royal Navy fleet tender with a range of more than 2500 miles, comfortably accommodates 12 heavily equipped divers.
2A dinghy or other boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship. Example sentencesExamples - We had reached the reef after a five-minute journey by tender from our mother ship, the Star Flyer, which had dropped anchor in Thailand's National Park in the Sea.
- Some served as motor torpedo boat tenders, battle damage repair ships or aircraft engine repair ships.
- We'll probably use either a small tender or our six-foot rowing boat depending on the numbers.
- I had ordered four friends into the tender, an 18-foot Boston Whaler, while Dan and I stayed aboard.
- While a little rubber ducky may suit well for short hops between boats in a snug cove, you may need a tougher, larger, and more seaworthy tender if you cruise to far away places.
- An oil rig tender found the yacht in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf on Friday and took two of the four crewmembers, both of whom were severely seasick, on board.
- In addition to the tugboat and its inflatable tender, we also had a small kaïki and skipper on site each day.
- Sailors aboard the seaplane tender USS Curtiss wore their go-to-town white uniforms.
- You can tie up your own tender at the dinghy docks or go ashore in one of the harbor launches.
- On the forecastle deck the brass bell was struck, and with anchor down, the tenders were lifted out and readied to ferry passengers ashore.
- Paddling the canoe would be a treat, and learning to sail the tender would also be one.
- It was several more minutes before the tender pulled alongside the ship's hull and coasted to a full stop.
- He was late for a question and answer session with Paul Allott, who announced that the good French champagne on St Barth's had caused Gower to miss his tender back to the ship.
- Tugs brought the mail ashore and passengers were slung ignominiously over the side in baskets and sent ashore in tenders.
- We nearly missed the last tender back to the ship.
- Dive kit and passengers are ferried along the shore in the tender.
- The chief Navy doctor took me on board the tender ship.
- But it turns out that she was the plywood tender to a fishing coble and had sunk in 3m the previous week.
- With permission to land on the island, Roebuck Bay's sleek tender vessels conveyed all to a small sandbar inside the lagoon.
- Re-crewed and supplied by ocean-going tenders, the ships could pursue fish anywhere in the world for months on end without ever visiting a port or even sighting land.
3A trailing vehicle closely coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water. Example sentencesExamples - Returning, the engine was on the west end of the train tender first, with the combine next followed by the freight cars.
- It will be given a tender from another departed locomotive and regain its former Sierra appearance.
- I know it had two feet of water in its Vanderbilt tender when it arrived back at Peach Creek with the loads, and I know the car number of each hopper that made up the train.
- Even though it said CANADIAN PACIFIC on the tender.
- Two tenders behind are spare water cars for work train service.
- The locomotive, tender, and first three cars derailed, and the express car was partially telescoped by the tender.
- Generally, drawbar means at the rear of the tender.
- These near-indestructable Hi-Riser cars were rebuilt in the 1960's from steam locomotive tenders.
- True yard engines were equipped with slope back tenders.
- Not knowing who among the masked and robed passengers might recognize this fellow crewman it was decided to hide him in the coal tender for the duration of the trip.
- It pulled just two tenders, a shop car and two old Pullman crew cars.
- The Goldenrock Railway Workshops dismantled it into three parts - wheels, boiler and tender used for stocking coal and water.
- On the other hand, the running gear was trammed like a Swiss watch, and the new tender tank is a work of art.
- This building also repaired tenders in steam days; a much taller section of the roof allowed boilers to be stood on end for riveting.
- No. 1057 represented the final years of steam with a Pyle National headlight centred on the smokebox door and a standard tender.
- If he has no tender awaiting, he can try to unload coal from the hopper spotted atop the ramp.
- Two huge flags, as tall as the train itself and barely supported by the wind, trailed out bravely, one from the tender and the other from the rear wagon.
- Two locomotives and tenders, ten carriages, fifteen goods wagons and one horsebox were purchased.
- But a second tender was taken, altered to carry water only including the space once occupied by ten tons of coal.
- On this particular day, my fireman and I had old #19 steamed up, oiled, greased, with a full tender of water and fuel.
4usually in combination or with modifier A person who looks after someone else or a machine or place. Alexei signalled to one of the engine tenders Example sentencesExamples - The tender on the bridge called our train on the radio to report that one of the doors in the baggage car on the rear of the train was open.
- Seven minutes later, I heard another bridge tender tell the engineer that our rear lights looked fine, but that we had a door open in the baggage car.
- Often we found lock tenders coordinating our transit by having the doors on the next lock - miles ahead - opened ahead of time.
- You could sit and chat to the owners and tenders.
- All good dives finally come to an end and he surfaces, hooks in hand, beside the branch boat, inflates his BC, slips out of his gear and carefully hands in the hooks to a boat tender.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'attendant, nurse'): from tend2 or shortening of attender (see attend). adjectiveˈtendərˈtɛndər 1Showing gentleness and concern or sympathy. he was being so kind and tender Example sentencesExamples - He truly appreciated her tender love with deep affection.
- His eyes were glossy and filled with tender affection.
- In many countries men show very tender affection for one another frequently and openly.
- Back at Richard's house, he was oddly tender and gentle towards me.
- They have a real and tender affection for her.
- He was stroking my hair with a gentle, tender hand.
- She tried to keep her tender kindness hidden in order to appear strong and in control.
- His voice as tender and gentle as his kiss.
- It's a gentle, tender moment between man and wife.
- A mom's tender affection, her smiles and presence touches every heart.
- I regret that I was not more tender or affectionate with Edward during the last few weeks of his life.
- His touch was tender and gentle.
- This tender little show is enough to make even the most cynical of hearts swell.
- His kisses were tender and gentle.
- He took my hand and laid a gentle, tender kiss on it.
- It was a soft, sweet, tender kiss.
- She kisses him with tender pity.
- I was just misinterpreting a tender display of affection.
- I want nights full of tender touches and gentle caresses.
- The warm embrace and the warm tender kisses make me feel as though I am floating.
Synonyms caring, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, soft-hearted, tender-hearted, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warm-hearted, feeling, fatherly, motherly, maternal, gentle, mild, benevolent, generous, giving, humane affectionate, fond, loving, emotional, warm, gentle, soft romantic, sentimental, emotional, emotive, touching, moving, poignant, evocative - 1.1tender ofarchaic predicative Solicitous of; concerned for.
be tender of a lady's reputation Example sentencesExamples - I was obliged to lead him about, tender him, and help him.
2(of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough. Example sentencesExamples - The chicken wraps were full of tender, pleasantly sticky marinated meat.
- Pour the syrup over the figs and place them in the oven until they are tender and sticky.
- The duck livers with orange sauce were tender and tasty.
- Watch carefully so the turkey is done but still moist and tender.
- The meat has been carefully selected and cooked to be perfectly tender.
- The lamb was tender without being delicate.
- The calamari in tomato sauce was tender and flavourful.
- In the first container she placed 1 pound of asparagus that she trimmed and steamed until tender and allowed to cool.
- Continue simmering until the eggplant skin is tender, about 15 more minutes.
- There is a range of juicy, tender steaks and chicken dishes.
- The quails were tender, with just crispy enough skin.
- Her plate was heaped with several good, thick slices of tasty, tender pork.
- Venison steaks are more tender than beef, with a leaner, cleaner flavour.
- There are fresh fruit juices and tender coconut.
- The beef steaks are tender and juicy.
- Fry over a medium heat until the potatoes are tender and golden brown.
- Gently boil for another five minutes, until the carrots are tender.
- Potato is used as a thickener or for biscuits and cakes where a tender texture is required
- The stew was filled with tender meat, beans, barley and carrots.
- I would seal them in hot fat, wrap each bird in fatty bacon or pancetta and roast till tender.
Synonyms easily chewed, not tough, chewable, soft, edible, eatable 3(of a part of the body) sensitive to pain. the pale, tender skin of her forearm Example sentencesExamples - There is atrophy of the muscles in the shoulder, with more than two sensitive tender points.
- Strong sunshine harms the tender skin around the eye.
- Sensitive, tender or sore breasts are commonly one of the first signs of pregnancy.
- She felt a needle prick her tender skin.
- The main symptoms of fibromyalgia are pains, tender areas, and tiredness.
- The bandage was delicately applied to the tender joint, where a bruise was starting to develop.
- This pack pulled at her shoulders, rubbing the tender skin under her arms.
- This fabulous range of organic products helps babies with sleep and tender skin problems.
- She winced in pain as her sheets slid against her tender skin.
- Having an appliance fitted doesn't hurt, but your teeth usually feel tender for a few days after it is fitted or adjusted.
- His knuckles were chapped and felt rough against the tender skin on his face.
- The area over the appendix will be very tender.
- She got up, raising her tender body onto her left elbow.
- She gasped in pain and rubbed the tender, already bruised flesh.
- Pain is felt only after exercise, and the affected area is not tender to the touch, discolored or swollen.
- A slight splinter can chafe the skin until it is tender and sore.
- There's nothing worse than pulling a hard pencil eyeliner across the tender skin of the eyelid.
- The shoulder was so painful for a while that I didn't really notice my hand until I came off and realised it was bit tender.
- The rope gnawed at the tender skin of her wrists.
- The lesions can be tender to the touch
Synonyms sore, painful, sensitive, inflamed, raw, red, chafed - 3.1 (of a plant) easily injured by severe weather and therefore needing protection.
Example sentencesExamples - This is a time when tender new garden plants are at risk.
- The opportunity to grow more tender, more exotic plants is tempting.
- Eaves provide frost protection for tender plants underneath.
- All tender plants need to be kept in a frost-free greenhouse or in a cool place indoors.
- We had extremely hot weather early, and some of the tender plants suffered from the intense heat.
- Since tuberous begonias are tender succulents, they need to be hung in shady or partial-shady locations.
- Watch the weather forecast and cover up those frost tender plants at night.
- Protect tender plants after the ground freezes with a layer of loose mulch.
- When the ground is warmed to 60 degrees, it's time to plant out tender seedlings.
- Don't be tempted by tender bedding plants in garden centres yet.
- Most fleshy plants and tender, newer plant growth will root very easily.
- Before frost arrives, bring tender herbs indoors to the window or light garden you've prepared.
- It is a tender plant with large double flowers that appear all summer.
- Slightly tender plants need as much wind protection as possible.
- Bring tender plants indoors for the winter.
- Blooms are best in full sun, but these tender plants can take a half-day of sun.
- Set out tender bedding plants such as petunias and marigolds after the last frost of spring.
- This film protects tender plants and trees from frost damage.
- New grass is tender and will not respond well to foot traffic until it matures and thickens.
- If frost is predicted, fling some fleece over fruit trees and more tender shrubs.
Synonyms delicate, easily damaged, fragile, breakable, frail - 3.2 Requiring tact or careful handling.
the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one Example sentencesExamples - It was already a very tender and awkward situation.
Synonyms difficult, delicate, tricky, awkward, problematic, troublesome, ticklish
4Young, immature, and vulnerable. at the tender age of five Example sentencesExamples - This young man, at the tender age of 24 years, was the victim of a tragic accident.
- She made her stage debut at the tender age of four.
- She has had a major change in her life at the tender age of 19.
- She started producing an early version of her zine at the tender age of 10.
- At the tender age of 18, he will be the youngest contestant ever.
- They play with a conviction and authenticity far beyond their tender years.
- The teen singer and actress has been in showbusiness since the tender age of nine.
- At the tender age of 25, he has 20 years experience under his belt.
- The couple met at the tender age of 14.
- He began his acting career at the tender age of ten.
- The plan was to look older than my tender years.
- At the tender age of 25, she is quickly becoming an authority on urban fashion.
- He has collected a wealth of happy memories since he joined the team at the tender age of 15.
- Her life was cut short at the tender age of 21.
- She had written with flair and maturity, and had a sensitivity way beyond her tender years.
- At the tender age of 16 I started going out with my first real girlfriend.
- At the tender age of 12 they already have shelves full of trophies.
- He switched to electric bass, an instrument he began playing at the tender age of nine.
- At the tender age of 16 he became the youngest player in the modern game to play at the tournament.
- The fact that a violinist of such tender years can make this music sound so fresh is a considerable accomplishment.
5Nautical
(of a ship) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind. Example sentencesExamples - I would expect the boat to be a bit on the tender side when the wind picks up.
- Initially the 35.5 is quite tender and quick to heel, so it is important not to overpower the boat with large headsails.
Phrases Used ironically to imply that someone cannot be trusted to look after or treat someone else kindly or well. they have abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services Example sentencesExamples - Unlike filmstars, crime victims have not submitted themselves to the tender mercies of the press and forfeited any right to privacy.
- The children will now be entrusted to the tender mercies of their distant cousin.
- They were now facing a very uncertain future, consigned to the tender mercies of a new and hostile regime.
- My dad and I left him to the tender mercies of his mother and went inside.
- You will be handed over to the tender mercies of the nurse.
- We have no national dance company and rely on the tender mercies of people like her to keep our folk dances alive.
- The children were given over to the tender mercies of the church and its care homes for orphans.
- He had recently committed himself to the tender mercies of a psychiatrist.
- They would leave their wives to the tender mercies of the labour ward while they travelled abroad to watch football.
- She threw herself on the tender mercies of the world's web community.
Origin Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ‘tender, delicate’. verbˈtendərˈtɛndər [with object]1Offer or present (something) formally. he tendered his resignation as leader Example sentencesExamples - He tendered his resignation to the committee and we all refused it.
- They tendered their resignations in protest against the firing of their 15 colleagues.
- A document was tendered and received in evidence.
- We tender condolences on their great loss.
- He formally tendered his resignation to the president the following day.
- The tape was tendered in evidence during proceedings.
- He was about to embark on a career break and had actually tendered his resignation.
- The football manager left the pitch and immediately tendered his resignation.
- To his wife, his daughters, and all his extended family, we tender our sincere sympathy.
- He formally tendered his resignation on reaching the age of 75.
- He cleared his desk after tendering his resignation one week ago.
- Nine board members had tendered their resignations at a meeting.
- Two high-profile directors of the company tendered their resignations recently.
- He never tendered a formal resignation, although the organization has already hired a replacement.
- A bag with 107 cocaine capsules was tendered in evidence and marked.
- The issue in this case is the adequacy of the evidence tendered by the plaintiff.
- The four employees concerned had tendered their resignations.
- At trial, there was no objection to the breathalyzer results being tendered as evidence.
- He concluded his presentation to the members by informing them he was tendering his notice to retire from his position.
- Although she had provided the diploma, it was not tendered in evidence.
Synonyms offer, proffer, present, put forward, propose, suggest, advance, submit, set before someone, extend, give, render - 1.1 Offer (money) as payment.
Example sentencesExamples - A banker's draft had been tendered and refused.
- Many businesses around the town are sitting targets for tendering counterfeit Euro notes that are currently circulating in large quantities.
- 1.2no object Make a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset for a stated fixed price.
firms of interior decorators have been tendering for the work Example sentencesExamples - The new policy sets out clear procedures for religious groups to follow in tendering for land designated for purposes of worshipping.
- Tendering for the project has been whittled down to two consortia.
- All those interested in tendering for the transport plan may attend a presentation on requirements.
- The company is now tendering for a lucrative contract from one of Hong Kong's biggest bus companies.
- We have begun tendering for archaeological and site investigation and other works.
- The organisation advises on how to consider tendering for work from foreign public bodies.
- The company is tendering for a number of large government contracts.
- Companies tendering for business can be tempted to agree jointly not to go in under a certain price.
- There has been a flood of interest by private businesses in tendering for public sector contracts.
- Very few contracts have been won by foreign companies and few of these firms have been successful in tendering for subsequent road projects.
- We would expect something like 6 companies to be tendering for a project of this size.
- In October, at least 11 companies or consortiums expressed interest in tendering for the 40-hectare project.
- The new plans are guidelines which will be given to the four companies tendering for the franchise.
- About 19 agencies are believed to have expressed an interest in tendering for the account.
- The company was tendering for work worth £430m.
- He acted as an agent for foreign firms tendering for China's major power construction projects.
- They reached an agreement between each other not to compete in tendering for contracts.
- We did prevent British companies from tendering for contracts and supplies.
- He is part of a consortium tendering for a licence in Scotland.
- This is a trade publication for those interested in tendering for government work.
Synonyms bid, put in a bid, quote, give an estimate, propose a price - 1.3with object Make a formal offer giving (a stated fixed price)
what price should we tender for a contract? Example sentencesExamples - The company tendered a €58 million price three years ago, but inflation since then could increase the value of the project.
- The Danish company tendered the lowest price.
- The city entered into a partnership with the company, despite the fact that it tendered the lowest bid.
nounˈtendərˈtɛndər An offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price. Example sentencesExamples - They could not invite tenders as the project was challenged in court.
- The prices and the range of tenders received and the successful tenderer are usually published.
- The civic body invited short-term tenders for the work.
- The municipality recently invited tenders for the purchase of the land, because they could not afford to develop it.
- What is needed instead is for the Government to take a lead, by immediately calling for tenders to install solar water heating in all Government buildings where it is cost-effective to do so.
- The Department of Defence has invited tenders to supply the air force with six new military helicopters.
- Many construction companies are lining up to offer tenders for India's infrastructure projects.
- The corporation sought tenders for the land.
- He suggested an alternative would be to inform residents of the actual price of the asphalt after tenders for the project close later this spring.
- The city will invite tenders for six of the facilities this Friday.
- The Motor Sports Association has invited tenders from promoters interested in hosting the prestigious race from next season.
- Tenders will be invited for private companies to supply the tracking devices.
- The tender for the land swap was only joined by four companies.
- It is time to invite tenders from prospective builders.
- The government offered 15 petrol filling stations for sale by tender.
- The hospitals will be sold through ordinary tenders.
- The commission has extended the deadline for the submission of tenders by one month.
- They invited tenders for the distribution of fertiliser throughout the country.
- Telecommunication operators in Bulgaria have been rescued from the obligation to hold public procurement tenders to purchase new equipment.
- The tenders were evaluated on price, experience of the tenderer, methodology, quality and technical merit.
Synonyms bid, offer, quotation, quote, estimate, estimated price, price
Phrases put something out to tender Seek offers to carry out work or supply goods at a stated fixed price. Example sentencesExamples - The contract for construction of the school was put out to tender, in accordance with the tendering procedures.
- The buildings were put out to tender last November.
- The usual process of putting contracts out to tender has been brushed aside.
- They have held the contract for the last 20 years, repeatedly winning when it is put out to tender every three or four years.
- The department put a contract out to tender for the supply of newspapers.
- Now that the rates have been officially announced, the contract will be put out to tender to private enterprise.
- We are obliged to put our account out to tender.
- The council broke the law in appointing consultants without putting the contract out to tender.
- Plans to put school bus contracts out to tender have angered bus drivers, who claim it will compromise safety.
- The senior partners had agreed not put the contract out to tender, mainly due to the tight building schedule.
Origin Mid 16th century (as a legal term meaning ‘formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt’, also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch, hold forth’ (see tend). nounˈtendərˈtɛndər 1A boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship. Example sentencesExamples - We had reached the reef after a five-minute journey by tender from our mother ship, the Star Flyer, which had dropped anchor in Thailand's National Park in the Sea.
- In addition to the tugboat and its inflatable tender, we also had a small kaïki and skipper on site each day.
- While a little rubber ducky may suit well for short hops between boats in a snug cove, you may need a tougher, larger, and more seaworthy tender if you cruise to far away places.
- Tugs brought the mail ashore and passengers were slung ignominiously over the side in baskets and sent ashore in tenders.
- It was several more minutes before the tender pulled alongside the ship's hull and coasted to a full stop.
- We'll probably use either a small tender or our six-foot rowing boat depending on the numbers.
- But it turns out that she was the plywood tender to a fishing coble and had sunk in 3m the previous week.
- Paddling the canoe would be a treat, and learning to sail the tender would also be one.
- Some served as motor torpedo boat tenders, battle damage repair ships or aircraft engine repair ships.
- You can tie up your own tender at the dinghy docks or go ashore in one of the harbor launches.
- The chief Navy doctor took me on board the tender ship.
- On the forecastle deck the brass bell was struck, and with anchor down, the tenders were lifted out and readied to ferry passengers ashore.
- I had ordered four friends into the tender, an 18-foot Boston Whaler, while Dan and I stayed aboard.
- He was late for a question and answer session with Paul Allott, who announced that the good French champagne on St Barth's had caused Gower to miss his tender back to the ship.
- We nearly missed the last tender back to the ship.
- Dive kit and passengers are ferried along the shore in the tender.
- Re-crewed and supplied by ocean-going tenders, the ships could pursue fish anywhere in the world for months on end without ever visiting a port or even sighting land.
- An oil rig tender found the yacht in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf on Friday and took two of the four crewmembers, both of whom were severely seasick, on board.
- Sailors aboard the seaplane tender USS Curtiss wore their go-to-town white uniforms.
- With permission to land on the island, Roebuck Bay's sleek tender vessels conveyed all to a small sandbar inside the lagoon.
2A railcar coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water. Example sentencesExamples - Two tenders behind are spare water cars for work train service.
- True yard engines were equipped with slope back tenders.
- Returning, the engine was on the west end of the train tender first, with the combine next followed by the freight cars.
- The locomotive, tender, and first three cars derailed, and the express car was partially telescoped by the tender.
- The Goldenrock Railway Workshops dismantled it into three parts - wheels, boiler and tender used for stocking coal and water.
- It will be given a tender from another departed locomotive and regain its former Sierra appearance.
- Two locomotives and tenders, ten carriages, fifteen goods wagons and one horsebox were purchased.
- If he has no tender awaiting, he can try to unload coal from the hopper spotted atop the ramp.
- No. 1057 represented the final years of steam with a Pyle National headlight centred on the smokebox door and a standard tender.
- Not knowing who among the masked and robed passengers might recognize this fellow crewman it was decided to hide him in the coal tender for the duration of the trip.
- It pulled just two tenders, a shop car and two old Pullman crew cars.
- But a second tender was taken, altered to carry water only including the space once occupied by ten tons of coal.
- Generally, drawbar means at the rear of the tender.
- I know it had two feet of water in its Vanderbilt tender when it arrived back at Peach Creek with the loads, and I know the car number of each hopper that made up the train.
- On the other hand, the running gear was trammed like a Swiss watch, and the new tender tank is a work of art.
- On this particular day, my fireman and I had old #19 steamed up, oiled, greased, with a full tender of water and fuel.
- These near-indestructable Hi-Riser cars were rebuilt in the 1960's from steam locomotive tenders.
- Even though it said CANADIAN PACIFIC on the tender.
- This building also repaired tenders in steam days; a much taller section of the roof allowed boilers to be stood on end for riveting.
- Two huge flags, as tall as the train itself and barely supported by the wind, trailed out bravely, one from the tender and the other from the rear wagon.
3usually in combination or with modifier A person who looks after someone else or a machine or place. Alexei signaled to one of the engine tenders Example sentencesExamples - You could sit and chat to the owners and tenders.
- Often we found lock tenders coordinating our transit by having the doors on the next lock - miles ahead - opened ahead of time.
- Seven minutes later, I heard another bridge tender tell the engineer that our rear lights looked fine, but that we had a door open in the baggage car.
- All good dives finally come to an end and he surfaces, hooks in hand, beside the branch boat, inflates his BC, slips out of his gear and carefully hands in the hooks to a boat tender.
- The tender on the bridge called our train on the radio to report that one of the doors in the baggage car on the rear of the train was open.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘attendant, nurse’): from tend or shortening of attender (see attend). |