[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"bridge"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/span"]span[/URL]] [*]a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/bridge circuit"]bridge circuit[/URL]] [*]something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" [*]the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" [*]any of various card games based on whist for four players [*]a wooden support that holds the strings up [*]a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/bridgework"]bridgework[/URL]] [*]the link between two lenses; rests on nose [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/nosepiece"]nosepiece[/URL]] [*]an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/bridge deck"]bridge deck[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]connect or reduce the distance between [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/bridge over"]bridge over[/URL]] [*]make a bridge across; "bridge a river" [*]cross over on a bridge [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/bridge"]http://www.word.sc/bridge[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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