bridge
The definition of a bridge is a structure connecting two sections of land so that people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
(noun)The Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco is a famous example of a bridge.
Bridge is defined as the bony upper part of your nose.
(noun)An example of the bridge of your nose is the place where your glasses rest on your nose.
See bridge in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a structure built over a river, railroad, highway, etc. to provide a way across for vehicles or pedestrians
- a thing that provides connection, contact, or transition: a common language is a bridge between cultures
- the upper, bony part of the nose
- the curved bow of a pair of eyeglasses fitting over the nose
- a thin arched, usually wooden support on the belly of violins, lutes, guitars, etc. over which the strings are stretched
- a similar support for the strings of a piano, harpsichord, etc.
- an overhead framework across sets of railroad tracks, for carrying signals; gantry
- a raised structure on a ship, usually in the forward part, from which it is controlled while underway
- a dividing partition for keeping fuel in place in a furnace or boiler
- Billiards
- a position of the hand when it is functioning as a support and guide for the cue in making a shot
- a device consisting of a notched transverse piece attached to the end of a cue having the same function
- Chem. hydrogen bond
- Dentistry a fixed or removable mounting for a false tooth or teeth, attached to a real tooth or teeth
- Elec. a device used primarily in measuring resistances, frequencies, etc., by comparing the effect of the unknown element with that of known or standard elements in the circuit
- Music a connecting passage between two sections of a composition
Origin: ME brigge < OE brycge < IE base *bhrū, log, beam, hence wooden causeway
transitive verb bridged, bridging
- to build a bridge on or over
- to provide a bridge, connection, transition, etc. across or between
adjective
Related Forms:
- bridgeable adjective
noun
Origin: earlier (1886) biritch, “Russian whist,” altered after bridge; game and name ? of Russ orig.
See bridge in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway.
- Something resembling or analogous to this structure in form or function: a land bridge between the continents; a bridge of understanding between two countries.
- a. The upper bony ridge of the human nose.b. The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge.
- A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth.
- Music a. A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.b. A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.
- Nautical A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled.
- Games a. A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.b. The hand used as a support to steady the cue.
- Electricity a. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.b. An electrical shunt.
- Chemistry An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms.
- To build a bridge over.
- To cross by or as if by a bridge.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English brigge
Origin: , from Old English brycg; see bhrū- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- bridgeˈa·ble adjective
noun
Origin:
Origin: From earlier biritch (influenced by bridge1)
Origin: , from Russian birich, a call
Origin: , from Old Russian birichĭ
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