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bridge

/bɹɪdʒ/

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What does bridge mean?

noun

  1. A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
  2. The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
  3. A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
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noun

  1. The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
  2. An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
  3. The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
  4. A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
  5. A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
  6. Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
  7. A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
  8. A similar position in gymnastics.
  9. A connection, real or abstract.
  10. A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
  11. A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
  12. A software component connecting two or more separate systems.
  13. A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
  14. An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
  15. An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
  16. A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.
  17. An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
  18. A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
  19. A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
  20. A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
  21. In turtles, the connection between the plastron and the carapace.
  22. The part of a pair of glasses that connects the lenses.
  23. Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
  24. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
  25. The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
  26. A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
  27. An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.
  28. A form of cheating by which a card is cut by previously curving it by pressure of the hand.
  29. Any of a certain family of trick-taking card games.
  30. A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

verb

  1. To be or make a bridge over something.
  2. To span as if with a bridge.
  3. To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
  4. To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
  5. To go to the bridge position.
  6. To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)

proper noun

  1. An occupational surname for a bridgekeeper
  2. A habitational surname for someone living near a bridge or at a location called Bridge or Bridges
  3. A toponymic surname for someone from Bruges
  4. Alternative form of Bridgen.
  5. Alternative form of Bridges.
  6. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1854). Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from Old English brycg.
  7. An unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, named for a river bridge.
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In the pages of books

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When the rumble of wheels over the pond bridge told that people were going home from church Davy knew they must go.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of the IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #51
The groom thought that his master was about to get on board his schooner, which was lying off just below London Bridge.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
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Off to the left, under the approach of a weather-stained wooden bridge, a group of boys were sitting around a little fire.
Willa CatherAlexander's BridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #94
It was always a place full of interest, so Freckles loved to linger on the bridge, watching the marsh and water people.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
This was a fine phrase for a public meeting, but perhaps too fine for a conversation between friends on the Saints-Peres bridge.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138