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   bridge

   /brɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc. across a river, road, or other obstacle: "a bridge across the River Thames" Similar viaductaqueductoverpassflyoverway over
   • ▪ something intended to reconcile or connect two seemingly incompatible things: "a committee which was formed to create a bridge between rival party groups" Similar linkconnectionmeans of unitingbondtie
   • ▪ short for land bridge
   • 2. the elevated, enclosed platform on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations: "Talbot stepped across the two gunwales and made his way up to the bridge"
   • 3. the upper bony part of a person's nose: "he pushed his spectacles further up the bridge of his nose"
   • ▪ the central part of a pair of glasses, fitting over the bridge of the nose: "these sunglasses have a special nose bridge for comfort"
   • 4. a partial denture supported by natural teeth on either side.
   • 5. the part of a stringed instrument over which the strings are stretched: "ebony bridges and fingerboards"
   • 6. a bridge passage or middle eight.
   • 7. the support for the tip of a billiard cue formed by the hand.
   • ▪ a long stick with a frame at the end which is used to support a cue for a difficult shot.
   • 8. 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.

   verb

   • 1. be or make a bridge over (something): "a covered walkway bridged the gardens" Similar spancrosscross overgo overpass overextend acrossreach acrosstraversearch over
   • ▪ make (a difference between two groups) smaller or less significant: "new initiatives were needed to bridge the great abyss of class" Similar joinlinkconnectunitestraddleovercomereconcileOpposite divideseparate

   Word Origin Old Englishbrycg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brug and German Brücke.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bridgeable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • English (US)

     BRIDGE meaning: 1. a structure that is built over a river,...

   • Znaczenie Bridge, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BRIDGE definicja: 1. a structure that is built over a river,...

   • Air Bridge

     AIR BRIDGE definition: 1. an air route connecting two places...

   • Bridge: Russian Translation

     BRIDGE translate: мост , мост, бридж . Learn more in the...

   • Bridge: Italian Translation

     BRIDGE translate: ponte, bridge, ponte, ponte, passerella,...

   • Bridge: Thai Translation

     bridge translate: สะพาน, หอบังคับการเรือ, ดั้งจมูก,...

   • Bridge Turkish Translation

     BRIDGE translate: köprü, birleştirici unsur, köprü, briç...

   • Bridge: German Translation

     BRIDGE translate: die Brücke, die Kommandobrücke, der...

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   a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or phase between two adjacent elements, activities, conditions, or the like: Working at the hospital was a bridge between medical school and private practice. Nautical.

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   A bridge is what gets you from one side of the river to the other. A bridge connects things. The bridge of your nose connects your nose to your head — it's where the bridge of your eyeglasses rests.