bridge¹ /brij/

1. A structure spanning a river, road, etc giving communication across it by foot, road, rail, etc
2. The narrow raised platform from which the captain of a ship gives directions
3. A thin upright piece of wood supporting the strings in a violin or similar instrument
4. The bony upper part of the nose
5. A support for a snooker cue
6. A bridgelike structure by which false teeth are attached to natural teeth or roots
7. A connecting or transitional passage in music (also bridge passage)
8. In the theatre, a platform (for stagehands) that rises above the stage
9. Anything that connects across a gap (lit and figurative)
10. A piece of hardware that connects networks or parts of a network (computing)
11. A type of electrical circuit for measuring resistance, etc

1. To be or build a bridge over
2. To connect the extremities of (a gap) (figurative)
3. To make an electrical connection between

bridgeˈable or bridgˈable adjective

bridgeˈless adjective

bridgˈing noun

1. The process of making, or the construction forming, a bridge
2. A brace or braces fixed between joists to strengthen them
3. Provision of credit necessary for a business transaction
4. A method of climbing a rock chimney by straddling it

bridgeˈboard noun

A notch-board

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