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A bridge is what gets you from one side of the river to the other. A bridge connects things. The bridge of your nose connects your nose to your head — it's where the bridge of your eyeglasses rests.

If you insult your boss and quit your job, you've "burned your bridges" — you can’t go back. If you're not going to worry yourself about a possible problem, you can say "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it." The vertical piece that holds the strings up on a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is also a bridge, and in a song, the bridge is the part between a verse and the chorus — the transition between them.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bridge

1	n v	a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. make a bridge across
2	n v	something resembling a bridge in form or function connect or reduce the distance between
3	n	any of various card games based on whist for four players

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bridge

n a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

Synonyms:: span

Examples:: show 26 examples...; hide 26 examples...; Angostura Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolivar; Baton Rouge Bridge
a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge; Bayonne Bridge
a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey; Benjamin Franklin Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Delaware River; Bosporus Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul; Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; Brooklyn Bridge
a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883; Commodore John Barry Bridge
a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania; Delaware Memorial Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Delaware River; George Washington Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey; Golden Gate Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate; Greater New Orleans Bridge
twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans; Humber Bridge
a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long; Kammon Strait Bridge
a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu; Mackinac Bridge
a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan; Minato Ohashi Bridge
cantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan; New River Gorge Bridge
a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia; Pierre Laporte Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec; Ponte 25 de Abril
a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon; Quebec Bridge
a cantilever bridge in Quebec; Queensboro Bridge
a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens; Sydney Harbor Bridge
a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia; Tacoma Narrows Bridge
a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma; Tappan Zee Bridge
a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River; Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island; Walt Whitman Bridge
a suspension bridge across the Delaware River

Types:: show 17 types...; hide 17 types...; Bailey bridge
a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction; cantilever bridge
bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle; cattle grid, cattle guard
a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle; covered bridge
a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides; drawbridge, lift bridge
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it; footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge
a bridge designed for pedestrians; flyover, overpass
bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; bateau bridge, floating bridge, pontoon bridge
a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons; rope bridge
a bridge consisting of ropes; steel arch bridge
a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch; suspension bridge
a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends; toll bridge
a bridge where toll is charged for crossing; trestle bridge
a bridge supported by trestlework; truss bridge
a bridge supported by trusses; viaduct
bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley; gangboard, gangplank, gangway
a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside; jet bridge
an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate

Type of:: construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

v make a bridge across

“bridge a river”

Type of:: bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked

v cross over on a bridge

Type of:: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse
travel across or pass over

n something resembling a bridge in form or function

“his letters provided a bridge across the centuries”

Type of:: connectedness, connection, connexion
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

n a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

Synonyms:: bridgework

Type of:: dental plate, denture, plate
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

n the link between two lenses; rests on the nose

Synonyms:: nosepiece

Type of:: link, linkup, tie, tie-in
a fastener that serves to join or connect

n the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose

“her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose”

Type of:: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

n an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

Synonyms:: bridge deck

Types:: conning tower
a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting; fly bridge, flybridge, flying bridge, monkey bridge
the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house

Type of:: upper deck
a higher deck

n a wooden support that holds the strings up

Type of:: support
any device that bears the weight of another thing

n a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

Synonyms:: bridge circuit

Types:: Wheatstone bridge
a bridge used to measure resistances

Type of:: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

v connect or reduce the distance between

Synonyms:: bridge over

Type of:: connect, link, link up, tie
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

n any of various card games based on whist for four players

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; bridge whist
the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit; auction, auction bridge
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge; contract, contract bridge
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid; no-trump
a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand

Type of:: card game, cards
a game played with playing cards

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