bridge
bridge (brij)
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
Etymology: ME brigge < OE brycge < IE base *bhrū, log, beam, hence wooden causeway
transitive verb bridged, bridging bridg′·ing
- to build a bridge on or over
- to provide a bridge, connection, transition, etc. across or between
adjective
Related Forms:
- bridgeable bridge′·able adjective
burn one's bridges (behind one)
bridge (brij)
noun
Etymology: earlier (1886) biritch, “Russian whist,” altered after bridge; game and name ? of Russ orig.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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