scull vs tender

scull

noun
  • A small rowing boat, for one person. 

  • A skull cap. A small bowl-shaped helmet, without visor or bever. 

  • One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower. 

  • A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand. 

  • The skua gull. 

  • A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward. 

verb
  • To drink the entire contents of (a drinking vessel) without pausing. 

  • To row a boat using a scull or sculls. 

  • To skate while keeping both feet in contact with the ground or ice. 

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. 

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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