Bridges
Notable acting dynasty
Bridges is a surname, most notably associated with American actors Lloyd Bridges and his sons Jeff and Beau Bridges.
The name also appears in place names and institutional contexts.
The Bridges family has contributed three generations to Hollywood. (Lowercase bridges refers to structures spanning gaps.)
Distance between endpoints
- archCurved spanning structure
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- beamStructural support member
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
girder · pylon · deck · abutment · pier · cantilever · cable · tower
Point of connection
transition · pathway · crossing · passage · relationship · communication · understanding · reconciliation
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
- fixedRestored or immovable
- removableCapable of being detached
porcelain · prosthetic · restoration · dentist · tooth · gap · anchor · fitting
Segment of text
- transitionChange from one state
- verseMetered poetic passage
- chorusSingers performing together
- interludePause between sections
composition · melody · modulation · instrumental · hook · songwriting · turnaround · breakdown
One who commands
- deckShip's flat surface
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
- pilothouseEnclosed ship steering station
navigation · helm · ship · vessel · starboard · lookout · officer · steerage
span
Distance between endpoints
- archCurved spanning structure
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- beamStructural support member
truss · girder · pylon · deck · abutment · pier · cantilever · cable · tower · foundation
link
Point of connection
connect · transition · pathway · crossing · passage · relationship · communication · understanding · reconciliation · mediation
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
removable · porcelain · prosthetic · restoration · dentist · tooth · gap · anchor · fitting · ceramic
passage
Segment of text
- transitionChange from one state
- verseMetered poetic passage
- chorusSingers performing together
interlude · composition · melody · modulation · instrumental · hook · songwriting · turnaround · breakdown · contrast
captain
One who commands
- deckShip's flat surface
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
pilothouse · navigation · helm · ship · vessel · starboard · lookout · officer · steerage · cockpit
trump
Suit outranking all others
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- duplicateExact replica of original
rubber · auction · partner · declarer · finesse · trick · dummy · slam · vulnerability · scoring
Bridgeswalls
Vertical enclosing structures
barriers · dams · fences · blockades · barricades
- 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
bridge, bridged, bridging, bridgeable, unbridged, bridgework