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bridges

20 definitions • 16 examples
1
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other:

Examples:

To get to the restaurant, you need to go over the bridge.
We drove across the bridge.
the Brooklyn Bridge
2
something that makes it easier to make a change from one situation to another:

Examples:

Part-time work can provide a bridge between staying at home and working full-time.
3
the raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the ship
4
the top part of the nose, between the eyes, or (on a pair of glasses) the piece that is supported by the top part of the nose:

Examples:

The blow caught him right on the bridge of his nose.
5
a card game for four players who play in pairs
6
a piece of material that contains one or more artificial teeth and is kept in place by being fastened to the natural teeth
7
a small piece of wood over which the strings are stretched on a musical instrument such as a guitar or violin
8
in yoga and other forms of exercise, a position in which you have the back of your head, your shoulders and arms, and your feet on the floor and your hips and knees lifted:

Examples:

I recommend you warm up thoroughly before doing your bridges.
9
part of a song or piece of music that is played between two other parts that are similar to each other:

Examples:

the bridge The song is composed of two verses each followed by a chorus, then the bridge, then another verse followed by the chorus.
10
to make the difference or division between two things smaller or less severe:

Examples:

11
to build a bridge over or across something:

Examples:

The river had been bridged at its narrowest point.
12
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railroad to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other:

Examples:

We drove across the bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
13
the top part of the nose, between the eyes, or the piece on a pair of glasses that is supported by the top part of the nose:

Examples:

He rubbed the bridge of his nose.
14
a small piece of wood on a musical instrument, such as a guitar or violin, over which strings are stretched
15
a piece of material that keeps artificial teeth in place by being fastened to the natural teeth
16
the raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the ship
17
a card game for four players who play in two pairs and try to win the cards they say they will win
18
to build or form a bridge over something:

Examples:

The shopping complex bridges a highway.
19
If a difference is bridged, it is made smaller:

Examples:

Swing music bridged the gap between popular and classical music.
20
relating to money that is borrowed for a short period of time, until money is available for a longer period:

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