Bridge
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of various card games based on whist for four players
(2) A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
(3) An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
(4) The link between two lenses; rests on nose
(5) A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
(6) A wooden support that holds the strings up
(7) A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
(8) The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
"Her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
(9) Something resembling a bridge in form or function
"His letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
verb
(10) Make a bridge across
"Bridge a river"
(11) Cross over on a bridge
(12) Connect or reduce the distance between
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Etymology 1
From , from . Cognate with Dutch , German .
Noun
- A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
- The rope bridge crosses the river.
- The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
- Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.
- A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
- The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge.
- 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.
- The first officer is on the bridge.
- The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
- A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
- This chip is the bridge between the front-side bus and the I/O bus.
- A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
- The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm.
- A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.
- The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning.
- A valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
- An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
- Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
- A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
- 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.
- A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
- An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
Etymology 2
Name of an older card game biritch, probably - OED, or probably from -, "one-three".
Noun
- A card game played normally with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
- Bidding is an essential element of the game "Bridge".
Verb
- To be or make a bridge over something.
- With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.
- To span as if with a bridge.
- The two groups were able to bridge their differences.
- To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
- We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".