tender vs gig
gig vs tendertender and gig both are nouns.
tender is an adjective but gig is not an adjective.
tender is a verb but gig is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tender | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| gig | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
gig is a hyponym of
tender; that is, gig is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
tender:
- tender: a boat for communication between ship and shore
- gig: tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
| tender (noun) | gig (noun) |
|---|---|
| ship that usually provides supplies to other ships | a booking for musicians |
| a boat for communication between ship and shore | small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood |
| car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water | tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain |
| a formal proposal to buy at a specified price | long and light rowing boat; especially for racing |
| someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish |
| something that can be used as an official medium of payment | a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting |
| tender (adjective) | gig (adjective) |
|---|---|
| easy to cut or chew | |
| physically untoughened | |
| given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality | |
| (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition | |
| having or displaying warmth or affection | |
| hurting | |
| (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail | |
| young and immature |
| tender (verb) | gig (verb) |
|---|---|
| make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer | |
| make a tender of; in legal settlements | |
| offer or present for acceptance | |
| propose a payment |
Words related to "tender"
- affectionate
- alter
- arouser
- assistant
- attendant
- attender
- auction
- auction sale
- baggageman
- bargain
- batman
- bellboy
- bellhop
- bellman
- bid
- boat
- bridesmaid
- buyout bid
- by-bid
- caddie
- car
- change
- checker
- chewable
- comestible
- companion
- courtier
- crank
- cranky
- crisp
- crispy
- cupbearer
- cuttable
- cutter
- delicate
- dicker
- eatable
- edible
- equerry
- escort
- esquire
- famulus
- flakey
- flaky
- flight attendant
- flora
- fond
- food stamp
- gallant
- gift
- gig
- gillie
- give
- golf caddie
- groomsman
- help
- helper
- hospital attendant
- immature
- legal tender
- lifeguard
- lifesaver
- linkboy
- linkman
- litter-bearer
- loader
- lovesome
- loving
- maid of honor
- matron of honor
- medium of exchange
- modify
- monetary system
- offer
- offering
- orderly
- outbid
- overbid
- page
- painful
- pinnace
- plant
- plant life
- present
- proffer
- protective
- racker
- railcar
- railroad car
- railway car
- raw
- rocker
- rouser
- second
- sensitive
- sentimental
- servitor
- ship
- ship's boat
- soft
- sore
- squire
- stamp
- steward
- stretcher-bearer
- subscribe
- supply ship
- supporter
- tend
- tenderise
- tenderised
- tenderize
- tenderized
- tenderness
- tippy
- tough
- trainbearer
- underbid
- unstable
- untoughened
- varlet
- vendue
- waker
- weak
- young
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