bridge
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/brɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/brɪdʒ/
noun
A2
A structure built over something like a road or river so people and vehicles can cross.
We walked over the bridge to cross the river.
R
Something that connects two different things.
Music can be a bridge between different cultures.
R
The place on a ship where the captain controls it.
The captain stood on the bridge to steer the ship.
R
A card game where players try to win the number of cards they predict.
We played bridge at the party last night.
R
The bony part at the top of your nose between your eyes.
He broke the bridge of his nose in the accident.
R
The part of glasses that rests on your nose.
The bridge of my glasses broke when I dropped them.
R
The part on a guitar or violin that holds the strings.
The bridge on my guitar needs to be adjusted.
R
A false tooth attached to natural teeth on both sides.
She got a bridge to replace her missing tooth.
verb
R
To build or make a bridge over something.
They bridged the gap with a wooden plank.
translation
A structure built over something like a road or river so people and vehicles can cross.; Something that connects two different things.; The place on a ship where the captain controls it.; A card game where players try to win the number of cards they predict.; The bony part at the top of your nose between your eyes.; The part of glasses that rests on your nose.; The part on a guitar or violin that holds the strings.; A false tooth attached to natural teeth on both sides.
To build or make a bridge over something.
Word Forms
Plural
bridges
Progressive
bridging
Past
bridged
Perfect
bridged
3rd Present
bridges