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Words with a similar base: bridge, bridge_circuit, bridge_deck, bridge_over, bridgework

'bridge'

[bridge.n.01] as in: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

'bridge'

[bridge.n.02] as in: a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

'bridge'

[bridge.n.03] as in: something resembling a bridge in form or function

Examples:
his letters provided a bridge across the centuries

'bridge'

[bridge.n.04] as in: the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose

Examples:
her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose

'bridge'

[bridge.n.05] as in: any of various card games based on whist for four players

'bridge'

[bridge.n.06] as in: a wooden support that holds the strings up

'bridge'

[bridge.n.07] as in: a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

'bridge'

[bridge.n.08] as in: the link between two lenses; rests on the nose

'bridge'

[bridge.n.09] as in: an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

'bridge'

[bridge.v.01] as in: connect or reduce the distance between

'bridge'

[bridge.v.02] as in: make a bridge across

Examples:
bridge a river

'bridge'

[bridge.v.03] as in: cross over on a bridge

Origins

					bridge (English)
├── brigge (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── brycg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── briggen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── brycgian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))