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1 to touch somebody to the quick, to touch somebody home, to touch somebody on a tender place
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tender — tender1 [ten′dər] adj. [ME tendre < OFr < L tener, soft, delicate, tender, prob. altered (infl. by tenuis,THIN) < Sabine terenum, soft, akin to Gr terēn, tender < IE * ter , tender, weak, orig., rubbed, worn down < base * ter , to… … English World dictionary
tender# — tender adj Tender, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted, responsive are comparable when they mean expressing or expressive of feeling that reveals affectionate interest in another especially in his joys, sorrows, or welfare. Tender… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Quick — Quick, n. 1. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge. [1913 Webster] The works . . . are curiously hedged with quick. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. The life; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quick — ► ADJECTIVE 1) moving fast. 2) lasting or taking a short time: a quick worker. 3) with little or no delay; prompt. 4) intelligent. 5) (of a person s eye or ear) keenly perceptive. 6) (of temper) easily roused. ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
quick — quickness, n. /kwik/, adj., quicker, quickest, n., adv., quicker, quickest. adj. 1. done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response. 2. that is over or completed within… … Universalium
quick — [[t]kwɪk[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. adj. 1) done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity: a quick response[/ex] 2) completed in a short time: a quick shower[/ex] 3) moving with speed: a quick fox[/ex] 4) cvb easily provoked or… … From formal English to slang
quick — /kwɪk / (say kwik) adjective 1. done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick answer. 2. that is over or completed within a short space of time. 3. moving with speed. 4. swift… …
quick — Synonyms and related words: Daedalian, able, aboveground, abrupt, acquiescent, acute, adept, adroit, agile, agog, agreeable, alacritous, alert, alive, alive and kicking, all agog, amain, amenable, among the living, animate, animated, anxious,… … Moby Thesaurus
quick — adjective 1》 moving fast or doing something in a short time. ↘lasting a short time. ↘prompt. 2》 intelligent. ↘(of one s eye or ear) alert. 3》 (of a person s temper) easily roused. noun 1》 (the quick) the tender flesh below the growing … English new terms dictionary
tender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. present, offer, proffer, hold out; propose, suggest; volunteer. adj. gentle, kind; sentimental; affectionate, tenderhearted, loving, amorous; immature; sympathetic, soft; humane, merciful; young;… … English dictionary for students
tender spot — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, affront, apple of discord, blow, bone of contention, bone to pick, casus belli, cramp, crow to pick, crow to pluck, cut, distress, dolor, exposed nerve, grief, grounds for war, hurt, injury, lesion, nasty … Moby Thesaurus