coach vs tender

coach

noun
  • A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit. 

  • A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. 

  • The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section. 

  • The lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class. 

  • The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck. 

  • A trainer or instructor. 

  • A long-distance, or privately hired, bus. 

verb
  • To instruct; to train. 

  • To train. 

  • To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it). 

  • To convey in a coach. 

  • To study under a tutor. 

adv
  • Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section. 

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. 

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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