Definition of tender

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Tender (superl.) Susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion, kindness; compassionate; pitiful; anxious for another's good; easily excited to pity, forgiveness, or favor; sympathetic..

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Smartweed :: Smartweed (n.) An acrid plant of the genus Polygonum (P. Hydropiper), which produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender..
Scrupulosity :: Scrupulosity (n.) The quality or state of being scruppulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the far of doing wrong or ofending; nice regard to exactness and propierty; precision.
Tender :: Tender (n.) Any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a tender of a loan, of service, or of friendship; a tender of a bid for a contract..
Proffer :: Proffer (n.) An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship..
Litchi :: Litchi (n.) The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form..
Ruth :: Ruth (v.) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness.
Tender :: Tender (superl.) Heeling over too easily when under sail; -- said of a vessel.
Lenity :: Lenity (n.) The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; -- opposed to severity and rigor.
Tender :: Tender (v. t.) To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the amount of rent or debt..
Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food..
Impostor :: Impostor (n.) One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender..
Gingerness :: Gingerness (n.) Cautiousness; tenderness.
Browse :: Browse (v. i.) To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer..
Greenhouse :: Greenhouse (n.) A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
Greenback :: Greenback (n.) One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits..
Philosophaster :: Philosophaster (n.) A pretender to philosophy.
Ladylike :: Ladylike (a.) Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.
Inclement :: Inclement (a.) Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
Nolo Contendere :: Nolo contendere () A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty..
Fondling :: Fondling (n.) The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.
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