dedication | | |
n. (attribute) | 1. dedication | complete and wholehearted fidelity. |
| ~ faithfulness, fidelity | the quality of being faithful. |
n. (event) | 2. dedication | a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose. |
| ~ ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion.; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ rededication | a new dedication.; "the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem" |
n. (communication) | 3. commitment, dedication | a message that makes a pledge. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ oath, swearing | a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury. |
| ~ affirmation | (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds). |
| ~ promise | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future. |
| ~ assurance, pledge | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something.; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret" |
n. (communication) | 4. dedication, inscription | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something. |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ message | a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled.; "he sent a three-word message" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
n. (act) | 5. allegiance, commitment, dedication, loyalty | the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action.; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" |
| ~ communalism | loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole. |
| ~ consecration | a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal).; "his consecration to study" |
| ~ cooperation | joint operation or action.; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" |
| ~ devotion | commitment to some purpose.; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" |
| ~ enlistment | the act of enlisting (as in a military service). |
| ~ faith | loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person.; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors" |
offering | | |
n. (communication) | 1. offer, offering | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ contract offer | offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate. |
| ~ marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, proposal | an offer of marriage. |
| ~ proposition | an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors). |
| ~ counteroffer | an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer. |
| ~ bid, tender | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price. |
| ~ prospectus | a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise.; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision" |
| ~ tender offer | an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both. |
| ~ reward | the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property. |
| ~ rights issue, rights offering | an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later.; "the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders" |
| ~ special | a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising.; "they are having a special on pork chops" |
| ~ olive branch, peace offering | something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace. |
| ~ twofer | an offer of two for the price of one. |
n. (possession) | 2. offering | money contributed to a religious organization. |
| ~ donation, contribution | a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause. |
| ~ tithe | an offering of a tenth part of some personal income. |
| ~ offertory | the offerings of the congregation at a religious service. |
| ~ hearth money, peter's pence | an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see. |
| ~ thank offering | an offering made as an expression of thanks. |
n. (communication) | 3. offer, offering | the verbal act of offering.; "a generous offer of assistance" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
n. (act) | 4. oblation, offering | the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity.; "oblations for aid to the poor" |
| ~ giving, gift | the act of giving. |
dedicate | | |
v. (communication) | 1. commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| ~ vow, consecrate | dedicate to a deity by a vow. |
| ~ give | offer in good faith.; "He gave her his word" |
| ~ rededicate | dedicate anew.; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| ~ apply | apply oneself to.; "Please apply yourself to your homework" |
v. (social) | 2. dedicate | open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building.; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes" |
| ~ inaugurate, kick off | commence officially. |
v. (communication) | 3. dedicate | inscribe or address by way of compliment.; "She dedicated her book to her parents" |
| ~ inscribe | address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication. |
| ~ render, give | bestow.; "give homage"; "render thanks" |
v. (cognition) | 4. dedicate | set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church. |
| ~ set apart, assign, specify | select something or someone for a specific purpose.; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" |
devote | | |
v. (cognition) | 1. devote, give, pay | dedicate.; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
v. (possession) | 2. devote | set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use.; "this land was devoted to mining" |
| ~ reserve | hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency.; "they held back their applause in anticipation" |
offer | | |
n. (act) | 1. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl | a usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
v. (possession) | 2. offer | make available or accessible, provide or furnish.; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" |
| ~ accost, solicit, hook | approach with an offer of sexual favors.; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
v. (possession) | 3. offer, proffer | present for acceptance or rejection.; "She offered us all a cold drink" |
| ~ give | proffer (a body part).; "She gave her hand to her little sister" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ tender | make a tender of; in legal settlements. |
v. (social) | 4. offer, volunteer | agree freely.; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
v. (cognition) | 5. offer | put forward for consideration.; "He offered his opinion" |
| ~ propose, project | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc..; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" |
v. (possession) | 6. extend, offer | offer verbally.; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" |
| ~ pay, give | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow.; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" |
| ~ extend, offer | make available; provide.; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" |
v. (possession) | 7. offer | make available for sale.; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week" |
| ~ put up | make available for sale at an auction.; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction" |
| ~ market | engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of.; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" |
v. (possession) | 8. bid, offer, tender | propose a payment.; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" |
| ~ auction sale, vendue, auction | the public sale of something to the highest bidder. |
| ~ bargain, dicker | negotiate the terms of an exchange.; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" |
| ~ by-bid | bid on behalf of someone else. |
| ~ subscribe | offer to buy, as of stocks and shares.; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" |
| ~ overbid | bid more than the object is worth. |
| ~ underbid | bid too low. |
| ~ outbid | bid higher than others. |
| ~ underbid | bid lower than a competing bidder. |
v. (perception) | 9. offer | produce or introduce on the stage.; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month" |
| ~ bring on, bring out, produce | bring onto the market or release.; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" |
v. (stative) | 10. offer, offer up | present as an act of worship.; "offer prayers to the gods" |
| ~ sacrifice | make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals. |
| ~ worship | attend religious services.; "They worship in the traditional manner" |
v. (social) | 11. offer, provide, put up | mount or put up.; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
v. (possession) | 12. extend, offer | make available; provide.; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" |
| ~ offer, extend | offer verbally.; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
v. (communication) | 13. declare oneself, offer, pop the question, propose | ask (someone) to marry you.; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" |
| ~ request | ask (a person) to do something.; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
v. (communication) | 14. offer | threaten to do something.; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal" |
| ~ threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:.; "He threatened me when I tried to call the police" |
present | | |
n. (time) | 1. nowadays, present | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech.; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" |
| ~ time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past. |
| ~ now | the momentary present.; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" |
| ~ here and now, present moment, moment | at this time.; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" |
| ~ date | the present.; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" |
| ~ nonce, time being | the present occasion.; "for the nonce" |
| ~ today | the present time or age.; "the world of today"; "today we have computers" |
| ~ tonight | the present or immediately coming night. |
n. (possession) | 2. present | something presented as a gift.; "his tie was a present from his wife" |
| ~ gift | something acquired without compensation. |
| ~ birthday gift, birthday present | a present given in celebration of a person's birthday. |
| ~ christmas gift, christmas present | a present given at Christmas time. |
| ~ wedding gift, wedding present | a present given to someone getting married. |
n. (communication) | 3. present, present tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. |
| ~ tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. |
| ~ historical present | the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states. |
v. (perception) | 4. demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show | give an exhibition of to an interested audience.; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" |
| ~ bring home | make understandable and clear.; "This brings home my point" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
v. (communication) | 5. lay out, present, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ argue, reason | present reasons and arguments. |
| ~ argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation.; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
v. (creation) | 6. present, represent, stage | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ localise, localize, set, place | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
v. (possession) | 7. present, submit | hand over formally. |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ bring in | submit (a verdict) to a court. |
v. (stative) | 8. pose, present | introduce.; "This poses an interesting question" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
v. (possession) | 9. award, present | give, especially as an honor or reward.; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" |
| ~ allocate, apportion | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" |
| ~ certificate | present someone with a certificate. |
| ~ bestow, confer | present.; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" |
v. (possession) | 10. gift, give, present | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ dower, endow | furnish with an endowment.; "When she got married, she got dowered" |
| ~ hand out, give out, pass out, distribute | give to several people.; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
| ~ give away | make a gift of.; "She gave away her antique furniture" |
| ~ raffle, raffle off | dispose of in a lottery.; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" |
| ~ bung, fee, tip | give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on.; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ cede, surrender, give up, deliver | relinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
| ~ deed over, grant | transfer by deed.; "grant land" |
| ~ treat | provide with a gift or entertainment.; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" |
| ~ donate | give to a charity or good cause.; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" |
| ~ tender | offer or present for acceptance. |
| ~ render, submit | make over as a return.; "They had to render the estate" |
v. (communication) | 11. deliver, present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea).; "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ speechify | make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality.; "These ministers speechify on every occasion" |
v. (communication) | 12. acquaint, introduce, present | cause to come to know personally.; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ familiarise, familiarize, acquaint | make familiar or conversant with.; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" |
| ~ re-introduce, reintroduce | introduce anew.; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" |
| ~ present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.. |
| ~ introduce, bring out | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.. |
v. (creation) | 13. portray, present | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| ~ commend | present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence.; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" |
v. (communication) | 14. confront, face, present | present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize.; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" |
| ~ face, face up, confront | deal with (something unpleasant) head on.; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" |
v. (communication) | 15. present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.. |
| ~ acquaint, introduce, present | cause to come to know personally.; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" |
v. (communication) | 16. present, salute | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
adj. | 17. present | temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration.; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" |
| ~ existing | presently existing.; "the existing system" |
| ~ immediate | of the present time and place.; "the immediate revisions" |
| ~ inst, instant | in or of the present month.; "your letter of the 10th inst" |
| ~ latter-day | belonging to the present or recent times.; "the latter-day problems of our society" |
adj. | 18. present | being or existing in a specified place.; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" |
| ~ attendant | being present (at meeting or event etc.).; "attendant members of the congreation" |
| ~ ever-present | being always present. |
| ~ existing | existing in something specified.; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream" |
| ~ here | being here now.; "is everyone here?" |
| ~ naturally occurring | existing by nature and without artificial aid.; "one of the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements" |
| ~ omnipresent, ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once. |
tender | | |
n. (possession) | 1. legal tender, stamp, tender | something that can be used as an official medium of payment. |
| ~ medium of exchange, monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region. |
| ~ food stamp | a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food. |
n. (person) | 2. attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| ~ companion | one paid to accompany or assist or live with another. |
| ~ assistant, helper, help, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ baggageman | an attendant who takes care of baggage. |
| ~ batman | an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer. |
| ~ bellboy, bellhop, bellman | someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels. |
| ~ bridesmaid, maid of honor | an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ caddie, golf caddie | an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player. |
| ~ checker | an attendant who checks coats or baggage. |
| ~ courtier | an attendant at the court of a sovereign. |
| ~ cupbearer | the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine. |
| ~ equerry | a personal attendant of the British royal family. |
| ~ escort | an attendant who is employed to accompany someone. |
| ~ esquire | (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood. |
| ~ famulus | a close attendant (as to a scholar). |
| ~ gillie | a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief. |
| ~ groomsman | a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding. |
| ~ lifeguard, lifesaver | an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents. |
| ~ linkboy, linkman | (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets. |
| ~ loader | an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game. |
| ~ matron of honor | a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ hospital attendant, orderly | a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients. |
| ~ orderly | a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer.; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" |
| ~ varlet, page | in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood. |
| ~ page | a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings. |
| ~ racker | an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack. |
| ~ rocker | an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle. |
| ~ second | the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match. |
| ~ servitor | someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else. |
| ~ squire | young nobleman attendant on a knight. |
| ~ gallant, squire | a man who attends or escorts a woman. |
| ~ flight attendant, steward | an attendant on an airplane. |
| ~ litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer | one who helps carry a stretcher. |
| ~ trainbearer | one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion. |
| ~ arouser, rouser, waker | someone who rouses others from sleep. |
n. (communication) | 3. bid, tender | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price. |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ overbid | a bid that is higher than preceding bids. |
| ~ buyout bid | a bid to buy all of a person's holdings. |
n. (artifact) | 4. tender | car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water. |
| ~ railcar, railroad car, railway car, car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.; "three cars had jumped the rails" |
n. (artifact) | 5. cutter, pinnace, ship's boat, tender | a boat for communication between ship and shore. |
| ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ gig | tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain. |
n. (artifact) | 6. supply ship, tender | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
v. (possession) | 7. tender | offer or present for acceptance. |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
v. (possession) | 8. tender | make a tender of; in legal settlements. |
| ~ proffer, offer | present for acceptance or rejection.; "She offered us all a cold drink" |
v. (change) | 9. tender, tenderise, tenderize | make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer.; "tenderize meat" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
adj. | 10. tender | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" |
| ~ soft | compassionate and kind; conciliatory.; "he was soft on his children" |
| ~ protective | showing care.; "a protective mother" |
| ~ sentimental | given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. |
adj. | 11. raw, sensitive, sore, tender | hurting.; "the tender spot on his jaw" |
| ~ painful | causing physical or psychological pain.; "worked with painful slowness" |
adj. | 12. tender | young and immature.; "at a tender age" |
| ~ young, immature | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.; "young people" |
adj. | 13. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm | having or displaying warmth or affection.; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" |
| ~ loving | feeling or showing love and affection.; "loving parents"; "loving glances" |
adj. | 14. tender | easy to cut or chew.; "tender beef" |
| ~ comestible, eatable, edible | suitable for use as food. |
| ~ chewable, cuttable | easy to cut or chew. |
| ~ crispy, crisp | tender and brittle.; "crisp potato chips" |
| ~ flakey, flaky | made of or easily forming flakes. |
| ~ tenderised, tenderized | made tender as by marinating or pounding.; "tenderized meat" |
adj. | 15. tender, untoughened | physically untoughened.; "tender feet" |
| ~ weak | wanting in physical strength.; "a weak pillar" |
| ~ delicate, soft | easily hurt.; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" |
adj. | 16. crank, cranky, tender, tippy | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. |
| ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ unstable | lacking stability or fixity or firmness.; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" |
adj. | 17. tender | (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition.; "tender green shoots" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ delicate | exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury.; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" |
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