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ten·ant noun 1 : one who rents or leases (as a house) from a landlord

2 : DWELLER, OCCUPANT

— tenant verb

— ten·ant·less adjective

Synonyms

boarder, lodger, renter, roomer; also roommate; guest, visitor; occupant, resident

Antonyms

landlord

tenant farmer noun : a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of produce

ten·ant·ry noun, plural -ries : the body of tenants esp. on an estate

Ten Commandments noun plural : the commandments of God given to Moses on Mount Sinai

1tend verb 1 : to apply oneself <~ to your affairs>

2 : to take care of <~ a plant>

3 : to manage the operations of <~ a machine>

Synonyms

attend, care, mind, oversee, superintend, supervise; also direct, manage; guard, patrol, protect, safeguard; baby, baby-sit, chaperon, mother, shepherd

crop, cultivate, culture, grow, promote, raise, rear—more at GROW

2tend verb 1 : to move or develop one's course in a particular direction

2 : to show an inclination or tendency

Synonyms

incline, lean, run, trend—more at LEAN

ten·den·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : direction or approach toward a place, object, effect, or limit : TREND

2 : a proneness to or readiness for a particular kind of thought or action : PROPENSITY

Synonyms

[1] current, drift, leaning, run, tide, trend, wind—more at TREND

[2] aptness, bent, disposition, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, proclivity, proneness, propensity, way

ten·den·tious adjective : marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : BIASED

— ten·den·tious·ly adverb

— ten·den·tious·ness noun

1tender adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF tendre, fr. L tener]

1 : having a soft texture : easily broken, chewed, or cut

2 : physically weak : DELICATE; also : IMMATURE

3 : expressing or responsive to love or sympathy

4 : SENSITIVE, TOUCHY

5 : delicate or soft in quality or tone

— ten·der·ly adverb

— ten·der·ness noun

Synonyms

[2] delicate, fragile, frail, immature, sensitive; also breakable, brittle; flimsy, puny, soft, weak; perishable, resistless, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding

Antonyms

tough

[3] beneficent, benevolent, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindly, loving, sympathetic, tenderhearted, warmhearted—more at HUMANE

[5] balmy, benign, bland, delicate, gentle, light, mellow, mild, soft, soothing—more at GENTLE

2tender noun [ORIGIN: AF tendre, fr. tendre, v., to stretch, hold out, offer, fr. L tendere to stretch, direct]

1 : an offer or proposal made for acceptance; especially : an offer of a bid for a contract

2 : something (as money) that may be offered in payment

Synonyms

cash, currency, dough, lucre, money, pelf—more at MONEY

3tender verb : to present for acceptance

Synonyms

extend, give, offer, proffer—more at OFFER

4tender noun 1 : one that tends or takes care

2 : a boat carrying passengers and freight to a larger ship

3 : a car attached to a steam locomotive for carrying fuel and water

5tender noun [ORIGIN: prob. short for tenderloin]

: a strip of meat (as of chicken breast) often breaded

ten·der·foot noun, plural -feet also -foots 1 : one not hardened to frontier or rough outdoor life

2 : an inexperienced beginner

Synonyms

beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, novice, recruit, rookie, tyro—more at BEGINNER

ten·der·heart·ed adjective : easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow

Synonyms

beneficent, benevolent, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindly, sympathetic, tender, warmhearted—more at HUMANE

ten·der·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make (meat) tender

— ten·der·iz·er noun

ten·der·loin noun 1 : a tender strip of beef or pork from near the backbone

2 : a district of a city largely devoted to vice

ten·di·ni·tis or ten·don·itis noun : inflammation of a tendon

ten·don noun : a tough cord of dense white fibrous tissue uniting a muscle with another part (as a bone)

— ten·di·nous adjective

ten·dril noun