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1.NounA construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc."The rope bridge crosses the river.; It was a beautiful view from the Brooklyn Bridge.; Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.; The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge."
2.NounA construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc."The rope bridge crosses the river.; It was a beautiful view from the Brooklyn Bridge."
3.NounThe upper bony ridge of the human nose."Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses."
4.NounA prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth."The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge."
5.NounThe gap between the holes on a bowling ball
6.NounAn arch or superstructure.
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."
7.NounAn 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."
8.NounThe piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
9.NounA particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
10.NounA 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.
11.NounAnything 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.
12.NounA 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.
13.NounA similar position in gymnastics.
14.NounA connection, real or abstract.
A rudimentary procedure before definite solution"ECMO is used as a bridge to surgery to stabilize the patient.; This chip is the bridge between the front-side bus and the I/O bus.; The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm.; The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning.; In the bridge of his 2011 song "It Will Rain", Bruno Mars begs his lover not to "say goodbye.""
15.NounA rudimentary procedure before definite solution"ECMO is used as a bridge to surgery to stabilize the patient."
16.NounA 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."
17.NounA software component connecting two or more separate systems.
18.NounA system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model."The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm."
19.NounAn intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
20.NounAn unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
21.NounA contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section."The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning.; In the bridge of his 2011 song "It Will Rain", Bruno Mars begs his lover not to "say goodbye.""
22.NounAn edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
23.NounA point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
24.NounA statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
25.NounA day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
26.NounIn turtles, the connection between the plastron and the carapace.
27.NounThe part of a pair of glasses that connects the lenses.
28.NounAny of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
29.NounA low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
30.NounThe situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
31.NounA solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
32.NounAn elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.
33.NounA form of cheating by which a card is cut by previously curving it by pressure of the hand."see #Etymology_2 for the card game of contract bridge."
34.VerbTo be or make a bridge over something."With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge."
35.VerbTo span as if with a bridge."The two groups were able to bridge their differences."
36.VerbTo transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping."We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven"."
37.VerbTo connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
38.VerbTo go to the bridge position.
39.VerbTo employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)
40.NounAny of a certain family of trick-taking card games."Bidding is an essential element of the game of bridge.; She played in a bridge tournament in Las Vegas last year."
41.NounA card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each."She played in a bridge tournament in Las Vegas last year."