shoulder vs tender

shoulder

noun
  • A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle. 

  • The part of a wave that has not yet broken. 

  • An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber. 

  • The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face. 

  • A usually unsealed strip of land bordering a road, where vehicles can drive or park in an emergency. 

  • The part of a key between the cuts and the bow. 

  • A season or a time of day when there is relatively little air traffic. 

  • The rounded portion of a stringed instrument where the neck joins the body. 

  • The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. 

  • The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments. 

  • The angled section between the neck and the main body of a cartridge. 

  • The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak. 

  • The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck. 

  • That which supports or sustains; support. 

  • A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain. 

  • Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder. 

  • The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed. 

  • The rounded portion of a bottle where the neck meets the body. 

verb
  • To move by or as if by using one's shoulders. 

  • To bear a burden, as a financial obligation. 

  • To put (something) on one's shoulders. 

  • To place (something) against one's shoulders. 

  • To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail. 

  • To accept responsibility for. 

  • To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder. 

  • To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave. 

  • To form a shape resembling a shoulder. 

tender

noun
  • The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry. 

  • 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. 

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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