Gentle; Having a light touch and compassionate actions. / With hands that are very sensitive and easily hurt.

Gently; With a light touch.

plural of tender offer

A type of public takeover bid in which a prospective acquirer invites all stockholders of a publicly traded corporation to tender their stock for sale at a specified price during a specified time, subject to the tendering of a minimum and maximum number of shares.

A ware imitating hardpaste or natural porcelain.

plural of tender porcelain

(rail transport, UK) A railway vehicle which provided extra braking on freight trains with unfitted wagons (without automatic brakes) hauled by diesel locomotives, which being generally lighter than steam locomotives had less braking power. With the phasing out of unfitted wagons the brake tenders became redundant.

(rail transport, also used adverbially) Of a steam locomotive with a tender (a tender locomotive), when it is operating in reverse, with the tender leading.

plural of tender engine

(rail transport) Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.