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11tender — Ⅰ. tender [1] ► ADJECTIVE (tenderer, tenderest) 1) gentle and sympathetic. 2) (of food) easy to cut or chew. 3) (of a part of the body) sensitive. 4) young and vulnerable. 5) requi …
12Tender — Tend er, n. [From {Tend} to attend. Cf. {Attender}.] 1. One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to… …
13Tender (railroad car) — Steam locomotives often haul a tender, which is a special railway truck (railroad car in American usage) designed to hold the locomotive s fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water. In America, tenders are sometimes called coal cars. Steam locomotives… …
14tender — 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… …
15tender — 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 …
16tender — 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) …
17tender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. present, offer, proffer, hold out; propose, suggest; volunteer. adj. gentle, kind; sentimental; affectionate, tenderhearted, loving, amorous; immature; sympathetic, soft; humane, merciful; young;… …
18supply — v 1. provide, furnish, outfit, equip, accommodate, Archaic. dight, Obs. appoint; cater, purvey, victual, provision, provender, feed, forage; store, stock, stock up, fill up, gird, Chiefly Scot. plenish. 2. render, give, contribute, afford, avail; …
19tender — 1. A formal offer, communication, or presentation. For example, He tendered his resignation last week. 2. A competitive process of bidding for a *contract to perform work or to supply goods or services at a defined *price. For example, The… …
20Call for bids — A call for bids, call for tenders, invitation to tender (ITT), or invitation of tenders (often called tender for short) is a special procedure for generating competing offers from different bidders looking to obtain an award of business activity… …
