bridge

Noun

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

• the link between two lenses; rests on the nose

• a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

• a wooden support that holds the strings up

• any of various card games based on whist for four players

• 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
    

• a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

• a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

Verb

• cross over on a bridge

• make a bridge across
  • bridge a river
    

• connect or reduce the distance between

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bridge deck , nosepiece , bridgework , bridge circuit , span , bridge over