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| bridge [ brij ] |
noun (plural bridg·es) |
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1. structure allowing passage across obstacle: a structure that is built above and across a river, road, or other obstacle to allow people or vehicles to cross it
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2. link or means of approach: something that provides a link, connection, or means of coming together
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3. nautical ship's control room or platform: the platform or room on a ship or other vessel from which the captain controls its course
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4. dentistry partial false teeth: a set of one or more false teeth that are attached to adjoining teeth. It can be permanently anchored to natural teeth fixed bridge, or set into a metal appliance and temporarily clipped on to natural teeth removable bridge.
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5. anatomy top of nose: the top bony part of the nose between the eyes
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6. ophthalmology part of eyeglasses: the part of a pair of eyeglasses that connects the two lenses together at the front and rests on the nose
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7. music part of stringed instrument: the part of a stringed instrument that keeps the strings away from its body. It is high and curved on a violin but shallow and straight on a guitar.
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8. music linking piece of music: a transitional or connecting section in a musical work
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9. cue games cue rest with high end: a long-handled support for a player's cue in billiards, with a high arching end
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10. cue games hand used as rest: the player's hand used as a rest for the cue in billiards and snooker
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11. electrical engineering part of electrical circuit: a part of an electrical circuit fitted with a device that measures electrical resistance or capacitance
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12. online telecommunications connection: a telecommunications connection between two local area networks
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transitive verb (past and past participle bridged, present participle bridg·ing, 3rd person present singular bridg·es) |
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1. civil engineering build bridge across something: to build a bridge across an obstacle to allow people or vehicles to get across it
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2. create understanding between people: to create a means of communication or understanding between people or a means of reconciling their differences
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| [ Old English brycg< Germanic] |
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  bridge·a·ble adjective |
| bridge·less adjective |
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build bridges to try to make friends with somebody who has previously been an enemy
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burn your bridges to do something that makes it difficult or impossible to return to your former position
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cross that bridge when you come to it to think about or worry about something only when it becomes a reality or a priority
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