bridge – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: electric circuit,
connectedness,
anatomical structure,
complex body part,
support,
dental plate,
tie,
connect,
join,
pass over,
traverse,
track
bridge
n.
raised passage or road; type of card game; structure joining teeth which have a gap between them (Dentistry); upper bony area of a nose; area on a ship from which it is directed; card game; (Music) part on a stringed instrument above which the strings are extended and stretched
v.
span, connect with a bridge; provide with a bridge; build a bridge on or over; eliminate (difference or gap between two groups)
good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either
expr.
(Slang) inept person, unskilled person, awkward and lazy person
Bridge
A
bridge is a
structure built to
span physical obstacles without closing the way underneath such as a
body of water,
valley, or
road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. There are many different designs that each serve a particular purpose and apply to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on the function of the bridge, the nature of the
terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it.
bridge
Noun
1. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
(synonym) span
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) Bailey bridge
(part-holonym) transportation system, transportation, transit
(part-meronym) arch
2. a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
(synonym) bridge circuit
(hypernym) circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
(hyponym) Wheatstone bridge
3. something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connectedness
(derivation) bridge over
4. the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(part-holonym) nose, olfactory organ
(part-meronym) nasal, nasal bone, os nasale
5. any of various card games based on whist for four players
(hypernym) card game, cards
(hyponym) bridge whist
(part-meronym) ruff, trumping
(class) major suit
6. a wooden support that holds the strings up
(hypernym) support
(part-holonym) stringed instrument
7. a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
(synonym) bridgework
(hypernym) denture, dental plate, plate
8. the link between two lenses; rests on nose
(synonym) nosepiece
(hypernym) link, linkup, tie, tie-in
(part-holonym) spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses
9. an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
(synonym) bridge deck
(hypernym) upper deck
(hyponym) conning tower
(part-meronym) pilothouse, wheelhouse
Verb
1. connect or reduce the distance between
(synonym) bridge over
(hypernym) connect, link, tie, link up
(see-also) tide over, bridge over, keep going
2. make a bridge across; "bridge a river"
(hypernym) join, bring together
(derivation) span
3. cross over on a bridge
(hypernym) traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
(derivation) span
Bridge (das)
n.
bridge, type of card game
bridge
nm.
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