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  • 21tender — tender1 tenderly, adv. tenderness, n. /ten deuhr/, adj., tenderer, tenderest, v. adj. 1. soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak. 2. weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy …

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  • 22Tender Kisses — Infobox Single Name = Tender Kisses Artist = Tracie Spencer from Album = Make the Difference Released = July 16, 1991 Format = CD single Cassette single 12 single Genre = Soul/R B Length = 5:28 Label = Capitol Records Writer = Matt Sherrod Paul… …

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  • 23tender — I ten•der [[t]ˈtɛn dər[/t]] adj. der•er, der•est, v. 1) soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak[/ex] 2) weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy 3) bot (of plants) unable to withstand freezing temperatures 4) …

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  • 24tender — I. /ˈtɛndə / (say tenduh) adjective 1. soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak. 2. weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy. 3. Wool of wool fibres that have a weakness at a certain point of the staple such… …

  • 25tender — ten|der1 [ˈtendə US ər] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(part of your body)¦ 3¦(gentle)¦ 4¦(easily damaged)¦ 5 tender loving care 6 tender age ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tendre, from Latin tener soft, young ] …

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  • 26tender — tend|er1 [ tendər ] adjective ** 1. ) gentle in a way that shows that you care about someone or something: Her voice was low and tender. 2. ) tender food is soft and easy to cut and eat: Cook for an hour or until the meat is tender. ─ opposite… …

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  • 27tender — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ highest, lowest ▪ successful ▪ competitive ▪ The contract was put out to competitive tender. ▪ …

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  • 28tender — 1 adjective 1 MEAT/VEGETABLES easy to cut and eat, especially because they have been well cooked: tender beef opposite tough 1 (5) 2 PART OF YOUR BODY a tender part of your body is painful if someone touches it: My arm is still tender where I… …

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  • 29tender — I UK [ˈtendə(r)] / US [ˈtendər] adjective ** 1) tender food is soft and easy to cut and eat Cook for an hour or until the meat is tender. 2) if a part of your body is tender, it has been injured and is painful when you touch it 3) gentle in a way …

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  • 30tender — 1. adjective /ˈtɛn.də(ɹ),ˈtɛn.dɚ/ a) Sensitive or painful to be touched. poore Lord, ist IThat chaſe thee from thy Countrie, and expoſeThoſe tender limbes of thine b) Soft and easily chewed. Be careful, that area is tender . 2. verb… …

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