(~s, bridging, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ 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 ~.
...the Golden Gate Bridge.
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2.
A ~ between two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them.
...a land ~ linking Serbian territories.
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3.
To ~ 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 ~ their differences.
= overcome
VERB: V n
4.
Something that ~s the gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things.
...the singer who ~d the gap between pop music and opera.
VERB: V n
5.
If something or someone acts as a ~ between two people, groups, or things, they connect them.
We hope this book will act as a ~ between doctor and patient...
They saw themselves as a ~ to peace.
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6.
The ~ is the place on a ship from which it is steered.
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7.
The ~ of your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes.
On the ~ of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.
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8.
The ~ of a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose.
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9.
The ~ of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up.
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10.
Bridge is a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win.
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11.
see also suspension ~
12.
water under the ~: see water