Bridge - English meaning

noun

A structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc. across a river, road, or other obstacle.

Usage examples:

A bridge across the river thames

Synonims:

ViaductAqueductOverpassFlyoverWay over

noun

The elevated, enclosed platform on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations.

Usage examples:

Talbot stepped across the two gunwales and made his way up to the bridge

noun

The upper bony part of a person's nose.

Usage examples:

He pushed his spectacles further up the bridge of his nose

noun

A partial denture supported by natural teeth on either side.

Usage examples:

A temporary bridge can be made so that you cannot see the spaces between the remaining teeth.

noun

The part of a stringed instrument over which the strings are stretched.

Usage examples:

Ebony bridges and fingerboards

noun

A bridge passage or middle eight.

Usage examples:

They write choruses and bridges and songs that last longer than a minute and a half.

noun

The support for the tip of a billiard cue formed by the hand.

Usage examples:

I have been playing pool for almost 5 years and since i have started i have been using an open brid…

noun

An electric circuit with two branches across which a detector or load is connected, used to measure resistance or other property by equalizing the potential across the two ends of a detector, or to rectify an alternating voltage or current.

Usage examples:

The internal harnesses comprise unlabeled black wires terminated at the bridge rectifiers and filte…

verb

Be or make a bridge over (something).

Usage examples:

A covered walkway bridged the gardens

Synonims:

SpanCrossCross overGo overPass overExtend acrossReach acrossTraverseArch over

noun

A card game related to whist, played by two partnerships of two players who at the beginning of each hand bid for the right to name the trump suit, the highest bid also representing a contract to make a specified number of tricks with a specified suit as trumps.

Usage examples:

She plays bridge once a month with a group of friends

noun

A structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other

Usage examples:

To get to the restaurant, you need to go over the bridge., we drove across the bridge., the brookly…

noun

Something that makes it easier to make a change from one situation to another

Usage examples:

Part-time work can provide a bridge between staying at home and working full-time.

noun

The raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the ship

noun

The top part of the nose, between the eyes, or (on a pair of glasses) the piece that is supported by the top part of the nose

Usage examples:

The blow caught him right on the bridge of his nose.

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A card game for four players who play in pairs

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A piece of material that contains one or more artificial teeth and is kept in place by being fastened to the natural teeth

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A small piece of wood over which the strings are stretched on a musical instrument such as a guitar or violin

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In yoga and other forms of exercise, a position in which you have the back of your head, your shoulders and arms, and your feet on the floor and your hips and knees lifted

Usage examples:

I recommend you warm up thoroughly before doing your bridges., bridge pose works your hips and thig…

noun

Part of a song or piece of music that is played between two other parts that are similar to each other

Usage examples:

The bridge the song is composed of two verses each followed by a chorus, then the bridge, then anot…

verb

To make the difference or division between two things smaller or less severe

Usage examples:

Bridge a gap we must bridge the gap between employees and management.

verb

To build a bridge over or across something

Usage examples:

The river had been bridged at its narrowest point.