Meaning

33 senses
  1. A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

    A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.

    The rope bridge crosses the river.

    It was a beautiful view from the Brooklyn Bridge.

  2. The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

    Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.

    Nasenrücken

    перено́сицаperenósica

    перені́ссяpereníssja

    the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose

  3. A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

    The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge.

    Brücke, Zahnbrücke

    мостmost

  4. The gap between the holes on a bowling ball

  5. An arch or superstructure.

    An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

    The first officer is on the bridge.

    Brücke

    капита́нский мо́стикkapitánskij móstik, мо́стикmóstik

    an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

  6. The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

    Steg

    подста́вкаpodstávka, кобы́лкаkobýlka

  7. A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.

  8. A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.

  9. Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.

  10. A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.

  11. A similar position in gymnastics.

  12. A connection, real or abstract.

Examples

973 sentences
  1. The bridge is made of stone.

    Міст зроблений з каменю.

    ruМост сделан из камня.

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  2. It was dark under the bridge.

    Під мостом було темно.

    ruПод мостом было темно.

    deEs war dunkel unter der Brücke.

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  3. The bridge is built of wood.

    Міст зроблено з дерева.

    ruМост построен из дерева.

    deDie Brücke besteht aus Holz.

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  4. The bridge is still under construction.

    Міст все ще будують.

    ruМост все еще строится.

    deDie Brücke ist noch im Bau.

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  5. This bridge is made of wood.

    Цей міст зроблений з дерева.

    ruЭтот мост сделан из дерева.

    deDiese Brücke ist aus Holz.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
construction or natural feature that spans a divide:
(anatomy) bony ridge of the nose:
card game:
Русский
By meaning 5
construction or natural feature that spans a divide:
(anatomy) bony ridge of the nose:
(nautical) platform above the upper deck:
(music, lutherie) piece on string instruments:
card game:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
construction or natural feature that spans a divide:
(anatomy) bony ridge of the nose:
(dentistry) replacement for teeth:
(music, lutherie) piece on string instruments:
card game:

Origin

From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”), from Proto-West Germanic *b

From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”), from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjō, *brugjǭ (“bridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw- (“wooden flooring, decking, bridge”).

From the earlier game biritch, probably from Russian бирю́ч (birjúč) or бири́ч (biríč); else from Turkish bir-üç (“one-three”).

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Forms

plural: bridges

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.:span
  • an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands:bridge deck
  • the link between two lenses; rests on the nose:nosepiece
  • a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth:bridgework
  • a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected:bridge circuit

Word family

146 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • cross the bridge
  • cross that bridge
  • cross this bridge
  • the bridge is
  • crossing the bridge
  • bridge was built
  • across the bridge
  • this bridge is
  • under the bridge
  • on the bridge
  • off the bridge
  • that bridge when

See also

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