Etymology : Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; akin to Old High German brucka bridge, Old Church Slavonic bruvuno beam
Pronunciation : 'brij
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. 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. span, connect with a bridge. bridge\bridge\, n. a card game resembling whist.note: the trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his partner, the value of each trick taken over six being: for "no trumps" 12, hearts 8, diamonds 6, clubs 4, spades.
2. the opponents of the dealer can, after the trump is declared, double the value of the tricks, in which case the dealer or his partner can redouble, and so on. the dealer plays his partner's hand as a dummy. the side which first reaches or exceeds 30 points scored for tricks wins a game; the side which first wins two games wins a rubber. the total score for any side is the sum of the points scored for tricks, for rubbers (each of which counts 100), for honors (which follow a special schedule of value), and for slam, little slam, and chicane.bridge \bridge\ , n. [oe. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, as. brycg, bricg; akin to fries. bregge, d. brug, ohg. brucca, g. brücke, icel. bryggja pier, bridge, sw. brygga, dan. brygge, and prob. icel. brū bridge, sw. & dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to e. brow.].
3. a structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.
4. anything supported at the ends, which serves 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.
5. (mus.) the small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.
6. (elec.) a device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
7. a low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.
8. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.
9. Anything supported at the ends, which serves 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. The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.
11. A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
12. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; usually called a bridge wall.
13. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
14. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
15. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; generally with over.
16. A card game resembling whist. any of various card games based on whist for four players a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands the link between two lenses; rests on nose a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth a wooden support that holds the strings up a circuit consisting of two branches across which a meter is connected the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" make a bridge across; "bridge a river" cross over on a bridge connect or reduce the distance between.
17. 1. A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other. He walked back over the railway bridge. the Golden Gate Bridge.
18. A bridge between two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them. a land bridge linking Serbian territories.
19. To bridge the gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it. It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences. = overcome.
20. Something that bridges the gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things. the singer who bridged the gap between pop music and opera.
21. If something or someone acts as a bridge between two people, groups, or things, they connect them. We hope this book will act as a bridge between doctor and patient They saw themselves as a bridge to peace.
22. The bridge is the place on a ship from which it is steered.
23. The bridge of your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes. On the bridge of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.
24. The bridge of a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose.
25. The bridge of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up.
26. Bridge is a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win. see also:
suspension bridge.
27. water under the bridge: see:
water. Any of several card games derived from whist, usually played by four people in two partnerships, in which trump is determined by bidding and the hand opposite the declarer is played as a dummy. Structure that spans horizontally to allow pedestrians and vehicles to cross a void. Bridge construction has always presented civil engineering with its greatest challenges. The simplest bridge is the beam (or girder) bridge, consisting of straight, rigid beams placed across a span (e.g., a tree trunk laid across a stream). Ancient Roman bridges are famous for their rounded arch form, which permitted spans much longer than those of stone beams and were more durable than wood. A modification of the arch bridge was the drawbridge, developed during medieval times. The lift bridge, another movable type, can change position to allow clearance for ships and boats. Suspension bridges (e.g., Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge) are capable of spanning great distances; their main support members are cables composed of thousands of strands of wire supported by two towers and anchored at each end, and the roadway is supported by vertical cables hung from the main cables. Other bridges include the truss bridge, popular (e.g., for railroad bridges) because it uses a relatively small amount of material to carry large loads, and the cantilever bridge, typically made with three spans, with the outer spans anchored down at the shore and the central span resting on the cantilevered arms. Card game similar to whist. Bridge is any one of several games, including games such as auction bridge and contract bridge, which retain the essential features of whist: Four players participate, two against two in partnership. They play with a 52-card pack, all cards of which are dealt face downward one at a time, clockwise. When play begins, the object is to win tricks, consisting of one card from each player in rotation. The players must, if able, contribute a card of the suit led, and the trick is won by the highest card. All tricks taken in excess of the first six tricks are known as odd tricks. Before play begins, a suit may be designated the trump suit, in which case any card in it beats any card of the other suits. In all types of bridge a certain number points are needed to win a game, and two games won by the same team allows them to win the rubber. Brooklyn Bridge The Bridge Golden Gate Bridge London Bridge Marco Polo Bridge Incident natural bridge Rainbow Bridge National Monument Bridges Calvin Blackman Bridges Harry Bridges Robert Seymour Natural Bridges National Monument.
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