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| Sounds | brih'jh |
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| Rhymes | abridge, acknowledge, acreage, and 129 more rhymes in ihjh at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. |
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| Synonyms | span |
| Part of | transportation system, transportation, transit |
| Parts | arch; pier; trestle |
| Narrower | Bailey bridge; cantilever bridge; cattle guard, cattle grid; covered bridge; drawbridge, lift bridge; footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge; overpass, flyover, flypast; pontoon bridge, bateau bridge, floating bridge; rope bridge; steel arch bridge; suspension bridge; trestle bridge; truss bridge; viaduct |
| Broader | structure, construction |
| Verbs | bridge; bridge |
| Meaning | A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected. |
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| Synonyms | bridge circuit |
| Narrower | Wheatstone bridge |
| Broader | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit |
| Meaning | Something resembling a bridge in form or function. |
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| Examples | "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" |
| Broader | connection, connexion, connectedness |
| Verbs | bridge |
| Meaning | The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose. |
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| Examples | "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" |
| Part of | nose, olfactory organ |
| Parts | nasal, nasal bone, os nasale |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure |
| Meaning | Any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
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| Category of | major suit; minor suit; stopper; bid, bidding; takeout; overbid, overcall; doubleton; declare; outbid; overbid; preempt |
| Parts | ruff, trumping; bid, bidding; contract, declaration; slam, sweep |
| Narrower | bridge whist; auction, auction bridge; contract, contract bridge |
| Broader | card game, cards |
| Meaning | A wooden support that holds the strings up. |
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| Part of | stringed instrument |
| Broader | support |
| Meaning | A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth. |
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| Synonyms | bridgework |
| Broader | denture, dental plate, plate |
| Meaning | The link between two lenses. Rests on nose. |
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| Synonyms | nosepiece |
| Part of | spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses |
| Broader | link, linkup, tie, tie-in |
| Meaning | An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands. |
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| Synonyms | bridge deck |
| Parts | pilothouse, wheelhouse |
| Narrower | conning tower; flying bridge, flybridge, fly bridge, monkey bridge |
| Broader | upper deck |
| Meaning | Connect or reduce the distance between. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | bridge over |
| Broader | connect, link, tie, link up |
| See also | bridge over |
| Nouns | bridge |
| Meaning | Make a bridge across. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "bridge a river" |
| Broader | join, bring together |
| Nouns | bridge |
| 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 |
| Nouns | bridge |