| NOUN | artifact | bridge, span | a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. |
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| artifact | bridge, bridge circuit | a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected | |
| relation | bridge | something resembling a bridge in form or function | |
| body | bridge | the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose | |
| act | bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players | |
| artifact | bridge | a wooden support that holds the strings up | |
| artifact | bridge, bridgework | a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth | |
| artifact | bridge, nosepiece | the link between two lenses | |
| artifact | bridge, bridge deck | an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain / captain stands | |
| VERB | stative | bridge, bridge over | connect or reduce the distance between |
| contact | bridge | make a bridge across | |
| motion | bridge | cross over on a bridge |
| Sounds | brih'jh | |
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| Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | |
| Meaning | A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected. | |
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| Synonym | bridge circuit | |
| Narrower | Wheatstone bridge | A bridge used to measure resistances |
| Broader | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| Spanish | puente | |
| Catalan | pont | |
| Meaning | Something resembling a bridge in form or function. | |
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| Example | "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" | |
| Broader | connection, connexion, connectedness | A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) |
| Verbs | bridge | connect or reduce the distance between |
| Meaning | The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose. | |
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| Example | "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" | |
| Part of | nose, olfactory organ | The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract |
| Parts | nasal, nasal bone, os nasale | An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
| Spanish | caballete | |
| Meaning | Any of various card games based on whist for four players. | |
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| Category of | bid, bidding | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
| declare | designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand | |
| doubleton | (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player | |
| major suit | (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts | |
| minor suit | (bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs | |
| outbid | bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled | |
| overbid, overcall | (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) | |
| overbid | To bid for more tricks than one can expect to win, | |
| preempt | make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | |
| raise | bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level | |
| stopper | (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit | |
| takeout | (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit | |
| Parts | bid, bidding | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
| contract, declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make | |
| ruff, trumping | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | |
| slam, sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge | |
| Narrower | auction, auction bridge | A variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game |
| bridge whist | The earliest form of bridge | |
| contract, contract bridge | A variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid | |
| Broader | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Spanish | bridge | |
| Catalan | bridge | |
| Meaning | A wooden support that holds the strings up. | |
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| Part of | stringed instrument | A musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
| Broader | support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing |
| Meaning | A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth. | |
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| Synonym | bridgework | |
| Broader | denture, dental plate, plate | A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth |
| Spanish | puente | |
| Catalan | pont | |
| Meaning | The link between two lenses; rests on the nose. | |
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| Synonym | nosepiece | |
| Part of | spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses | optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
| Broader | link, linkup, tie, tie-in | A fastener that serves to join or connect |
| Meaning | An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain / captain stands. | |
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| Synonym | bridge deck | |
| Parts | pilothouse, wheelhouse | An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated |
| Narrower | conning tower | A raised bridge on a submarine |
| flying bridge, flybridge, fly bridge, monkey bridge | The highest navigational bridge on a ship | |
| Broader | upper deck | A higher deck |
| Spanish | puente de mando | |
| Catalan | pont de comandament | |
| Meaning | Connect or reduce the distance between. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | bridge over | |
| Broader | connect, link, tie, link up | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
| See also | bridge over | suffice for a period between two points |
| Spanish | conectar | |
| Catalan | connectar | |
| Nouns | bridge | something resembling a bridge in form or function |
| Meaning | make a bridge across. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "bridge a river" | |
| Broader | join | Cause to become joined / joined or linked |
| Adjectives | bridgeable | capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge |
| Nouns | bridge | a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. |
| Meaning | cross over on a bridge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | Travel across or pass over |
| Spanish | cruzar un puente | |
| Adjectives | bridgeable | capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge |
| Nouns | bridge | a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. |
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