Bridge
Four-player card game
A bridge is a structure spanning an obstacle—a river, valley, or road—to allow passage across.
The meaning extends to anything that connects separated things: a bridge between cultures, a bridge between past and present.
In dentistry, a bridge replaces missing teeth by anchoring to adjacent ones.
The bridge of your nose is the bony upper part.
On a ship, the bridge is the command platform.
In music, a bridge is a transitional passage connecting sections of a song.
The card game bridge involves bidding and partnerships.
To bridge is to span or connect: We need to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Distance between endpoints
- archCurved spanning structure
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
beam · truss · deck · pylon · abutment · girder · cantilever · walkway
Point of connection
- gapUnfilled space between
- divideSeparate into parts
- uniteBring together as one
- transitionChange from one state
intermediary · liaison · mediator · pathway · conduit · channel · junction · nexus
Deliberate bodily arrangement
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- backbendArching spine rearward
- glutesPosterior muscle group
- coreCentral essential portion
plank · stretch · flexibility · spine · hip · strength · mat · asana
Segment of text
- transitionChange from one state
- interludePause between sections
- verseMetered poetic passage
- chorusSingers performing together
refrain · breakdown · instrumental · progression · melody · turnaround · modulation · hook
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- false teethArtificial replacement teeth
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
prosthetic · dentist · restoration · gap · missing tooth · fixture · cemented · permanent
Suit outranking all others
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- partnerOne who shares activity
- trickDeliberate deception
duplicate · rubber · auction · declarer · dummy · finesse · slam · hand
One who commands
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
- navigationDetermining position and course
deck · ship · vessel · pilothouse · cockpit · controls · steering · lookout
span
Distance between endpoints
- archCurved spanning structure
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- overpassBridge spanning a road
viaduct · beam · truss · deck · pylon · abutment · girder · cantilever · walkway · crossing
link
Point of connection
transition · intermediary · liaison · mediator · pathway · conduit · channel · junction · nexus · connector
pose
Deliberate bodily arrangement
core · plank · stretch · flexibility · spine · hip · strength · mat · asana · arch
passage
Segment of text
- transitionChange from one state
- interludePause between sections
- verseMetered poetic passage
chorus · refrain · breakdown · instrumental · progression · melody · turnaround · modulation · hook · section
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- false teethArtificial replacement teeth
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
porcelain · prosthetic · dentist · restoration · gap · missing tooth · fixture · cemented · permanent · removable
trump
Suit outranking all others
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- partnerOne who shares activity
trick · duplicate · rubber · auction · declarer · dummy · finesse · slam · hand · suit
captain
One who commands
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
navigation · deck · ship · vessel · pilothouse · cockpit · controls · steering · lookout · starboard
- Adobe ProductsPhotoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, XD
- water under the bridgePast matters no longer relevant
- burning bridgesRuining relationships irreparably
- burn one's bridgesRuin future options deliberately
- burn bridgesEnd relationships irreparably
- building bridgesFostering relationships between parties
- burned one's bridgesMade reconciliation impossible
bridges, bridged, bridging, bridgework, bridgehead, drawbridge, footbridge, overbridge