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[[t]brɪdʒ[/t]]

n. v. bridged, bridg•ing, adj.

1) civ a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like

2) a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route, phase, etc

3) naut. navig. a raised transverse platform from which a power vessel is navigated and that often includes a pilot house

4) anat. the ridge or upper line of the nose

5) oph the part of a pair of eyeglasses that joins the two lenses and spans the nose

6) den an artificial replacement, fixed or removable, of a missing tooth or teeth, supported by adjacent natural teeth or roots

7) mad a thin fixed wedge or support raising the strings of a musical instrument above the sounding board

8) mad a transitional modulatory passage connecting sections of a musical composition

9) lit. a transitional passage as in a literary work

10) elm an electrical circuit or device for measuring resistance, capacitance, inductance, or impedance

Compare Wheatstone bridge

11) rai a gantry over a railroad track for supporting waterspouts, signals, etc

12) gam

a) the arch formed by the hand and fingers to support the striking end of a billiards or pool cue

b) a notched piece of wood with a long handle used to support the striking end of a cue

13) sbz a gallery or platform that can be raised or lowered over a stage for use by technical crew members

14) chem. a valence bond connecting two parts of a molecule

15) to make a bridge or passage over; span

16) to join by or as if by a bridge

17) to make (a way) by a bridge

18) cvb (esp. of clothing) less expensive than a manufacturer's most expensive products

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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME brigge, OE brycg, c. OS bruggia, OHG brucca, ON bryggja bridge′a•ble, adj. II

bridge

[[t]brɪdʒ[/t]] n.

gam a card game derived from whist in which one partnership plays to fulfill a certain declaration against an opposing partnership

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Etymology: 1885–90; earlier also sp. britch, biritch; of obscure orig.