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bridge1 /brij/ noun- A structure spanning a river, road, etc giving communication across it by foot, road, rail, etc
- The narrow raised platform from which the captain of a ship gives directions
- A thin upright piece of wood supporting the strings in a violin or similar instrument
- The bony upper part of the nose
- A support for a snooker cue
- A bridgelike structure by which false teeth are attached to natural teeth or roots
- A connecting or transitional passage in music (also bridge passage)
- In the theatre, a platform (for stagehands) that rises above the stage
- Anything that connects across a gap (lit and figurative)
- A piece of hardware that connects networks or parts of a network (computing)
- A type of electrical circuit for measuring resistance, etc
transitive verb- To be or build a bridge over
- To connect the extremities of (a gap) (figurative)
- To make an electrical connection between
ORIGIN: OE bryg; Ger Brücke, ON bryggja bridgeˈable or bridgˈable adjective bridgeˈless adjective bridgˈing noun - The process of making, or the construction forming, a bridge
- A brace or braces fixed between joists to strengthen them
- Provision of credit necessary for a business transaction
- A method of climbing a rock chimney by straddling it
bridgeˈboard noun A notch-board bridgeˈ-builder noun - A person who builds bridges
- A person who tries to reconcile hostile parties, etc, esp in diplomacy
bridgeˈ-building noun bridgeˈhead noun - A fortification covering the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy's position
- A place suitable for such fortification
- Any advanced position seized in enemy territory
bridgeˈ-house noun A house at the end of a bridge bridgeˈwork noun - A dental bridge
- The fitting of dental bridges
bridging loan noun A short-term loan, usu for a fairly large sum and at a relatively high rate of interest, providing bridging for a business transaction, esp house purchase bridge of boats A bridge resting on boats moored abreast across a piece of water cross a bridge when one comes to it To bother about a future problem only when it affects one bridge2 /brij/ noun- Any of various card games, for two pairs of players, developed from whist (see auction bridge under auction and contract bridge under contract)
- Orig a variety (bridge whist) in which the dealer or dealer's partner chose the trump suit, or no-trumps, and the dealer played his or her partner's hand as a dummy
ORIGIN: Earlier known as bridge whist, biritch; ety unknown Bridgeraˈma noun An apparatus which shows on large electronically lit boards the steps of a bridge game in progress in another room bridgeˈ-drive noun A tournament of bridge-playing bridge roll noun A long thin soft bread roll (said to be named from its consumption at bridge games but poss from bridge1) |