Bridge | Mean of bridge in English Dictionary

/ˈbrɪʤ/

• Noun
• a structure built over something (such as a river) so that people or vehicles can get across
1. a bridge connecting the island to the mainland
2. the Brooklyn Bridge
3. a railroad bridge [=a bridge for trains]
• something that joins or connects different people or things
1. Her work serves as a bridge between the past and the present.
2. They hope to build a bridge between the two cultures. [=they hope to help the people in the two cultures understand each other]
• the place on a ship where the ship is steered

• the upper part of the nose
1. He broke the bridge of his nose.
• the part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests on a person's nose
• the part of a guitar, violin, or similar musical instrument that raises the strings away from the surface
• part of a song that connects one section to the next section
• a false tooth or row of false teeth that fits between two real teeth
• Verb
• to make a bridge over or across (something)
1. We hope to bridge the divisions between the two groups.
2. styles that bridge the gap between fashion and practicality
3. a book that attempts to bridge the generation gap
• Noun
• a card game for four players in two teams