carriage vs tender

carriage

noun
  • A railroad car 

  • The part of a typewriter supporting the paper. 

  • The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid). 

  • A shopping cart. 

  • The act of conveying; carrying. 

  • A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power. 

  • Means of conveyance. 

  • A stroller; a baby carriage. 

  • The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head. 

tender

noun
  • A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water. 

  • Any offer or proposal made for acceptance. 

  • A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore. 

  • A formal offer to buy or sell something. 

  • A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships. 

  • A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card. 

  • Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply. 

  • The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry. 

adj
  • Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate. 

  • Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel. 

  • Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained. 

  • Soft and easily chewed. 

  • Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate. 

  • Physically weak; not able to endure hardship. 

  • Sensitive or painful to the touch. 

  • Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet. 

  • Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic. 

  • Young and inexperienced. 

verb
  • to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions. 

  • To offer, to give. 

  • To work on a tender. 

adv
  • tenderly 

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