cold vs tender

cold

adj
  • Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling. 

  • Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour. 

  • Completely unprepared; without introduction. 

  • Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort. 

  • Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour. 

  • Having a low temperature. 

  • Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness. 

  • Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart; down pat. 

  • Without electrical power being supplied. 

  • Dispassionate; not prejudiced or partisan; impartial. 

  • Not loaded with a round of live ammunition. 

  • Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage. 

  • Causing the air to be cold. 

  • Not radioactive. 

  • Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot. 

  • Cornered; done for. 

  • Without compassion; heartless; ruthless. 

adv
  • At a low temperature. 

  • Without preparation. 

noun
  • A harsh place; a place of abandonment. 

  • rheum, sleepy dust 

  • A condition of low temperature. 

  • A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever. 

tender

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

  • 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. 

  • Young and inexperienced. 

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

  • To offer, to give. 

  • To work on a tender. 

noun
  • 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 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. 

adv
  • tenderly 

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