tender

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adj

1. unfibrous, butterlike, crushable, soft, silken.

2. weak, delicate, feeble, frail, frail as a reed, unsturdy, slight, infirm; shaky, tottery, precarious, uncertain, unstable; poor, sickly, unwell, unhealthy, unsound, weakly; wretched, pitiful, pitiable, piteous.

3. immature, inexperienced, callow, unripe, unseasoned, undeveloped, uninitiated, untrained; raw, green, young, wet behind the ears, youthful, juvenile; impressionable, pliable, plastic.

4. subdued, muted, softened, toned down, pastel; subtle, fine, quiet, tame, mellow, mild.

5. gentle, light, smooth, easy, lambent; sensitive, sympathetic, warm.

6. tender-hearted, kind, compassionate. See tender-hearted.

7. affectionate, cordial, friendly, amiable, pleasant, agreeable; loving, amatory, amorous, fond, adoring, devoted; melting, emotional, sentimental, romantic.

8. sensitive, sore, easily pained, smarting, painful, hurting; aching, throbbing, red, inflamed, irritated.

9. ticklish, touchy, difficult, arduous, risky, dangerous; knotty, involved, complicated, complex, perplexing, baffling, troublesome.

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v

1. present, proffer, offer; propose, suggest, recommend, put forward, hold out, extend; volunteer, give up, cede, yield; pose, set forth, advance, propound; submit, set before; bid, proposition, make overtures, make advances.

n

2. offer, proffer, proposal, proposition, offering, presentation; recommendation, suggestion, advice, submission; overture, invitation, bid.

3. payment, recompense, compensation; legal tender, currency, money, monies, specie, coin, cash, bills, notes, bank notes, dollars, Sl. spondulicks.

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n

1. caretaker, watcher, watchman, night watchman, watchdog, lookout, observer; sitter, babysitter, house-sitter.

2. dinghy, dispatch boat, launch, pilot boat, tugboat, tug, lighter; jollyboat, rowboat, motorboat, outboard, runabout, skiff, scow, dory, gig.