proffers
Extends for taking
Proffers is the third-person singular of proffer, meaning to offer or present something for acceptance.
The word carries a formal or slightly old-fashioned tone: He proffers his hand in greeting, The document proffers no evidence for the claim.
Proffer suggests extending something toward another person, whether physical or abstract—advice, assistance, an explanation.
Soft or sore
- extendMake longer or larger
- presentGift or current moment
- submitPresent for consideration
- giveTo transfer possession
hand · advance · volunteer · furnish · supply · provide · bestow · contribute
Idea proposed for consideration
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- bidOffer to purchase
- submissionYielding to another's will
pitch · plan · idea · scheme · initiative · approach · overture · motion
tender
Soft or sore
give · hand · advance · volunteer · furnish · supply · provide · bestow · contribute · donate
suggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- bidOffer to purchase
submission · pitch · plan · idea · scheme · initiative · approach · overture · motion · counsel
handshake
Mutual palm-gripping gesture
- open palmHand held flat, exposed
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- displayPresentation for viewing
show · exhibit · demonstration · overture · approach · reach · motion · movement
profferstakes
Captures or acquires
seizes · grabs · snatches · confiscates · appropriates