| bridge | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bridge, span | a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.. |
| ~ arch | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it. |
| ~ bailey bridge | a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction. |
| ~ cantilever bridge | bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle. |
| ~ cattle grid, cattle guard | a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle. |
| ~ covered bridge | a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides. |
| ~ drawbridge, lift bridge | a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it. |
| ~ footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge | a bridge designed for pedestrians. |
| ~ flyover, overpass | bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels. |
| ~ pier | a support for two adjacent bridge spans. |
| ~ bateau bridge, floating bridge, pontoon bridge | a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons. |
| ~ rope bridge | a bridge consisting of ropes. |
| ~ steel arch bridge | a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ suspension bridge | a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends. |
| ~ toll bridge | a bridge where toll is charged for crossing. |
| ~ transportation, transportation system, transit | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods. |
| ~ trestle | a supporting tower used to support a bridge. |
| ~ trestle bridge | a bridge supported by trestlework. |
| ~ truss bridge | a bridge supported by trusses. |
| ~ viaduct | bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. bridge, bridge circuit | a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected. |
| ~ circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| ~ wheatstone bridge | a bridge used to measure resistances. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. bridge | something resembling a bridge in form or function.; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" |
| ~ connection, connectedness, connexion | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it).; "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" |
| n. (body) | 4. bridge | the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose.; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ nasal bone, os nasale, nasal | an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose. |
| ~ nose, olfactory organ | the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals.; "he has a cold in the nose" |
| n. (act) | 5. bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ bridge whist | the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit. |
| ~ auction, auction bridge | a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge. |
| ~ contract bridge, contract | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid. |
| ~ trumping, ruff | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ stopper | (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit.; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump" |
| ~ bidding, bid | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. |
| ~ bidding, bid | (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. |
| ~ takeout | (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit. |
| ~ overcall, overbid | (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). |
| ~ slam, sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge. |
| ~ doubleton | (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player. |
| ~ raise | bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level. |
| ~ declare | designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand. |
| ~ outbid | bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled. |
| ~ overbid | to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,. |
| ~ preempt | make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. bridge | a wooden support that holds the strings up. |
| ~ stringed instrument | a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound. |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. bridge, bridgework | a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth. |
| ~ dental plate, denture, plate | a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. bridge, nosepiece | the link between two lenses; rests on the nose. |
| ~ linkup, tie-in, link, tie | a fastener that serves to join or connect.; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" |
| ~ eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles | optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. bridge, bridge deck | an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands. |
| ~ conning tower | a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting. |
| ~ fly bridge, flybridge, flying bridge, monkey bridge | the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house. |
| ~ pilothouse, wheelhouse | an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated. |
| ~ upper deck | a higher deck. |
| v. (stative) | 10. bridge, bridge over | connect or reduce the distance between. |
| ~ connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
| v. (contact) | 11. bridge | make a bridge across.; "bridge a river" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (motion) | 12. bridge | cross over on a bridge. |
| ~ cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, get across, pass over, track, cover | travel across or pass over.; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
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