bottom vs tender

bottom

noun
  • A cargo vessel, a ship. 

  • Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil. 

  • The far end of somewhere. 

  • A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon. 

  • A submissive in sadomasochistic sexual activity. 

  • The buttocks or anus. 

  • Low-lying land; a valley or hollow. 

  • The second half of an inning, the home team's turn at bat. 

  • A man who prefers the receptive role in anal sex with men. 

  • Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment. 

  • Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater. 

  • The base; the fundamental part; basic aspect. 

  • A garment worn to cover the body below the torso. 

  • An abyss. 

  • The lowest part of anything. 

  • Spirits poured into a glass before adding soda water. 

  • The lowest part of a container. 

  • The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, or sea. 

adj
  • Relating to the genitals. 

  • The lowest or last place or position. 

verb
  • To pour spirits into (a glass to be topped up with soda water). 

  • To establish or found (something) on or upon. 

  • To lie on the bottom of; to underlie, to lie beneath. 

  • To reach the bottom of something. 

  • To fall to the lowest point. 

  • To be the submissive partner in a BDSM relationship. 

  • To reach or strike against the bottom of something, so as to impede free action. 

  • To furnish (something) with a bottom. 

  • To be anally penetrated in gay sex. 

tender

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

  • Any offer or proposal made for acceptance. 

  • A formal offer to buy or sell something. 

  • 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. 

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

  • To offer, to give. 

  • To work on a tender. 

adv
  • tenderly 

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. 

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