Bridge Definition   Login  | Join PoetrySoup
Submit a Poem
Get Your Premium Membership
spacer
Pinterest button

Bridge Definition | What is Bridge? - PoetrySoup

Definition

[n] any of various card games based on whist for four players
[n] a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
[n] an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
[n] the link between two lenses; rests on nose
[n] a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
[n] a wooden support that holds the strings up
[n] a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
[n] the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
[n] something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
[v] make a bridge across; "bridge a river"
[v] cross over on a bridge
[v] connect or reduce the distance between

The contrasting section of music/lyrics which often occurs after the second chorus of a song.

Example

Add an Example

Synonyms

bridge circuit, bridge deck, bridge over, bridgework, nosepiece, span

See Also...

anatomical structure, arch, auction, auction bridge, Bailey bridge, bateau bridge, bid, bidding, bodily structure, body structure, bridge whist, bring together, cantilever bridge, card game, cards, cattle grid, cattle guard, circuit, complex body part, connect, connectedness, connection, connexion, conning tower, construction, contract, contract bridge, cover, covered bridge, cross, cut across, cut through, declaration, dental plate, denture, drawbridge, electric circuit, electrical circuit, eyeglasses, floating bridge, fly bridge, flybridge, flying bridge, flyover, flypast, footbridge, get across, get over, glasses, join, keep going, lift bridge, link, link, link up, linkup, moneky bridge, nasal, nasal bone, nose, olfactory organ, os nasale, overcrossing, overpass, pass over, pedestrian bridge, pier, pilothouse, plate, pontoon bridge, rope bridge, ruff, slam, specs, spectacles, steel arch bridge, stringed instrument, structure, structure, support, suspension bridge, sweep, tide over, tie, tie, tie-in, track, transit, transportation, transportation system, traverse, trestle, trestle bridge, trumping, truss bridge, upper deck, viaduct, Wheatstone bridge, wheelhouse

Comments