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Noun

1. A structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc. across a river, road, or other obstacle.

Not too far ahead was the first of the bridges across the river.

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2. Something intended to reconcile or connect two seemingly incompatible things.

Such cases constitute a bridge between Chapters 12 and 13.

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3. short for land bridge
4. The elevated, enclosed platform on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations.

The bridge of the ship is bustling with activity.

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5. The upper bony part of a person's nose.

he pushed his spectacles further up the bridge of his nose

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6. The central part of a pair of glasses, fitting over the bridge of the nose.

The key to well fitting comfortable glasses is the bridge of the frames.

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7. A partial denture supported by natural teeth on either side.

A temporary bridge can be made so that you cannot see the spaces between the remaining teeth.

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8. The part of a stringed instrument over which the strings are stretched.

ebony bridges and fingerboards

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9. A bridge passage or middle eight.

The verses, bridges, and choruses of the originals don't always remain intact.

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10. The support for the tip of a billiard cue formed by the hand.

I have been playing pool for almost 5 years and since I have started I have been using an open bridge.

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11. A long stick with a frame at the end which is used to support a cue for a difficult shot.

Lay the bridge on the table with the notch of desired height behind the cue ball.

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12. An electric circuit with two branches across which a detector or load is connected, used to measure resistance or other property by equalizing the potential across the two ends of a detector, or to rectify an alternating voltage or current.

The internal harnesses comprise unlabeled black wires terminated at the bridge rectifiers and filter caps.

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Verb

1. Be or make a bridge over (something)

Ties were also found covered with mortar bridging the cavity.

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2. Make (a difference between two groups) smaller or less significant.

It's about bridging the gap between the genres.

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Origin

1. Old English brycg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brug and German Brücke.

Noun

1. A card game related to whist, played by two partnerships of two players who at the beginning of each hand bid for the right to name the trump suit, the highest bid also representing a contract to make a specified number of tricks with a specified suit as trumps.

He was always a keen golfer and bridge player.

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Origin

1. Late 19th century of unknown origin.

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