silk vs tender

silk

noun
  • The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel. 

  • Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. 

  • A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks. 

  • A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). 

  • A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel. 

  • A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. 

  • The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner. 

verb
  • To remove the silk from (corn). 

tender

noun
  • A formal offer to buy or sell something. 

  • Any offer or proposal made for acceptance. 

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

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

  • 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. 

adv
  • tenderly 

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

  • To offer, to give. 

  • To work on a tender. 

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