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bridge
Overview of noun bridge
The noun bridge has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (4) bridge, span -- (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
2. (3) bridge, bridge circuit -- (a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected)
3. (2) bridge -- (something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries")
4. (1) bridge -- (the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose")
5. (1) bridge -- (any of various card games based on whist for four players)
6. bridge -- (a wooden support that holds the strings up)
7. bridge, bridgework -- (a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth)
8. bridge, nosepiece -- (the link between two lenses; rests on nose)
9. bridge, bridge deck -- (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)
Overview of verb bridge
The verb bridge has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) bridge, bridge over -- (connect or reduce the distance between)
2. (1) bridge -- (make a bridge across; "bridge a river")
3. bridge -- (cross over on a bridge)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bridge
9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bridge, bridge circuit
=> circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
=> electrical device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bridge
=> connection, connexion, connectedness
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
bridge
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
bridge
=> card game, cards
=> game
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
bridge
=> support
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
bridge, bridgework
=> denture, dental plate, plate
=> dental appliance
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
bridge, nosepiece
=> link, linkup, tie, tie-in
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 9
bridge, bridge deck
=> upper deck
=> deck
=> platform
=> horizontal surface, level
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bridge
4 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
=> Bailey bridge
=> cantilever bridge
=> cattle guard, cattle grid
=> covered bridge
=> drawbridge, lift bridge
=> footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge
=> overpass, flyover, flypast
=> pontoon bridge, bateau bridge, floating bridge
=> rope bridge
=> steel arch bridge
=> suspension bridge
=> trestle bridge
=> truss bridge
=> viaduct
Sense 2
bridge, bridge circuit
=> Wheatstone bridge
Sense 5
bridge
=> bridge whist
=> auction, auction bridge
=> contract, contract bridge
Sense 9
bridge, bridge deck
=> conning tower
=> flying bridge, flybridge, fly bridge, monkey bridge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bridge
9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
=> structure, construction
Sense 2
bridge, bridge circuit
=> circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Sense 3
bridge
=> connection, connexion, connectedness
Sense 4
bridge
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
Sense 5
bridge
=> card game, cards
Sense 6
bridge
=> support
Sense 7
bridge, bridgework
=> denture, dental plate, plate
Sense 8
bridge, nosepiece
=> link, linkup, tie, tie-in
Sense 9
bridge, bridge deck
=> upper deck
Antonyms of noun bridge
Member Holonyms of noun bridge
Substance Holonyms of noun bridge
Part Holonyms of noun bridge
4 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
Sense 4
bridge
PART OF: nose, olfactory organ
Sense 6
bridge
PART OF: stringed instrument
Sense 8
bridge, nosepiece
PART OF: spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses
Member Meronyms of noun bridge
Substance Meronyms of noun bridge
Part Meronyms of noun bridge
4 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
HAS PART: arch
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: trestle
Sense 4
bridge
HAS PART: nasal, nasal bone, os nasale
Sense 5
bridge
HAS PART: ruff, trumping
HAS PART: bid, bidding
HAS PART: contract, declaration
HAS PART: slam, sweep
Sense 9
bridge, bridge deck
HAS PART: pilothouse, wheelhouse
Meronyms of noun bridge
4 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
HAS PART: arch
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: trestle
Sense 4
bridge
HAS PART: nasal, nasal bone, os nasale
Sense 5
bridge
HAS PART: ruff, trumping
HAS PART: bid, bidding
HAS PART: contract, declaration
HAS PART: slam, sweep
Sense 9
bridge, bridge deck
HAS PART: pilothouse, wheelhouse
Holonyms of noun bridge
4 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
Sense 4
bridge
PART OF: nose, olfactory organ
Sense 6
bridge
PART OF: stringed instrument
Sense 8
bridge, nosepiece
PART OF: spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses
Attributes of noun bridge
Derived Forms of noun bridge
2 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
RELATED TO>(verb) bridge#3
=> bridge
RELATED TO>(verb) bridge#2
=> bridge
Sense 3
bridge
RELATED TO>(verb) bridge#1
=> bridge, bridge over
Domain of noun bridge
Domain Terms of noun bridge
1 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 5
bridge
TOPIC TERM>(noun) major suit#1
TOPIC TERM>(noun) minor suit#1
TOPIC TERM>(noun) stopper#4
TOPIC TERM>(noun) bid#4, bidding#3
TOPIC TERM>(noun) takeout#2
TOPIC TERM>(noun) overbid#2, overcall#1
TOPIC TERM>(noun) doubleton#1
TOPIC TERM>(verb) raise#16
TOPIC TERM>(verb) declare#6
TOPIC TERM>(verb) outbid#1
TOPIC TERM>(verb) overbid#1
TOPIC TERM>(verb) preempt#4
Familiarity of noun bridge
bridge used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bridge
9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
> structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Sense 2
bridge, bridge circuit
> circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
=> bridge, bridge circuit
=> bridged-T
=> closed circuit, loop
=> computer circuit
=> delay line
=> feedback circuit, feedback loop
=> flip-flop
=> limiter, clipper
=> link, data link
=> open circuit
=> pulse timing circuit
=> resonator, resonant circuit
=> series circuit
=> squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher
=> tank circuit
=> T-network
=> wiring
Sense 3
bridge
> connection, connexion, connectedness
=> series
=> alliance, bond
=> linkage
=> communication
=> concatenation
=> bridge
=> involvement
=> relevance, relevancy
=> relatedness
Sense 4
bridge
> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> layer
=> apodeme
=> calyculus, caliculus, calycle
=> tooth
=> pad
=> gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft
=> gill arch, branchial arch, gill bar
=> peristome
=> syrinx
=> bulb
=> carina
=> cauda
=> chiasma, chiasm, decussation
=> cingulum
=> concha
=> filament, filum
=> germ
=> infundibulum
=> interstice
=> landmark
=> limbus
=> rib
=> blade
=> radicle
=> plexus, rete
=> tube, tube-shaped structure
=> passage, passageway
=> fundus
=> funiculus
=> head
=> cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
=> root, tooth root
=> capsule
=> uvea
=> membranous labyrinth
=> bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth
=> glans
=> alveolar bed
=> valve
=> vascular structure
=> lacrimal apparatus
=> cytoskeleton
=> nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
=> centromere, kinetochore
=> aster
=> neural structure
=> fold, plica
=> gyrus, convolution
=> cartilaginous structure
=> ball
=> plate
=> horny structure, unguis
=> skeletal structure
=> costa
=> head
=> bridge
=> rotator cuff
=> cornu
=> corona
=> receptor
=> zone, zona
Sense 5
bridge
> card game, cards
=> all fours, high-low-jack
=> baccarat, chemin de fer
=> beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, strip-Jack-naked
=> blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un
=> bridge
=> casino, cassino
=> cribbage, crib
=> ecarte
=> euchre, five hundred
=> fantan, sevens, parliament
=> faro
=> Go Fish
=> monte, four-card monte, three-card monte
=> Michigan, Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops
=> Napoleon, nap
=> old maid
=> pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique
=> piquet
=> pisha paysha
=> poker, poker game
=> rouge et noir, trente-et-quarante
=> rummy, rum
=> solitaire, patience
=> whist, long whist, short whist
Sense 6
bridge
> support
=> andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron
=> arch support
=> back, backrest
=> backboard
=> baluster
=> bar
=> base, pedestal, stand
=> bearing
=> bearing wall
=> bedpost
=> bookend
=> brace
=> bracket
=> bridge
=> foot
=> foothold, footing
=> handrest
=> hanger
=> harness
=> harp
=> headstock
=> leg
=> perch
=> pier
=> pier
=> pillow block
=> rack, stand
=> rest
=> rib
=> rocker
=> seat
=> shelf
=> spoke, wheel spoke, radius
=> step, stair
=> stirrup, stirrup iron
=> stock, gunstock
=> structural member
=> tailstock
=> tee, football tee
=> undercarriage
=> yoke
Sense 7
bridge, bridgework
> denture, dental plate, plate
=> bridge, bridgework
=> false teeth
=> partial denture
Sense 8
bridge, nosepiece
> link, linkup, tie, tie-in
=> bridge, nosepiece
Sense 9
bridge, bridge deck
> upper deck
=> boat deck
=> bridge, bridge deck
=> freeboard deck
=> weather deck, shelter deck
Meronyms of noun bridge
9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
HAS PART: arch
HAS PART: keystone, key, headstone
HAS PART: springer, impost
HAS PART: voussoir
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: trestle
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
bridge, bridge circuit
=> circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
HAS PART: capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser
HAS PART: choke, choke coil, choking coil
HAS PART: relay, electrical relay
HAS PART: electromagnet
HAS PART: armature
HAS PART: resistor, resistance
HAS PART: short circuit, short
HAS PART: shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
HAS PART: tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
HAS PART: anode
HAS PART: cathode
HAS PART: electrode
HAS PART: grid, control grid
HAS PART: plate
=> electrical device
HAS PART: terminal, pole
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
bridge
HAS PART: nasal, nasal bone, os nasale
HAS PART: rhinion
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 5
bridge
HAS PART: ruff, trumping
HAS PART: bid, bidding
HAS PART: contract, declaration
HAS PART: slam, sweep
=> card game, cards
HAS PART: discard
HAS PART: shuffle, shuffling, make
HAS PART: cut, cutting
HAS PART: doubling, double
HAS PART: deal
HAS PART: lead
HAS PART: revoke, renege
HAS PART: call
Sense 6
bridge
=> support
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
bridge, bridgework
=> denture, dental plate, plate
=> dental appliance
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 8
bridge, nosepiece
=> link, linkup, tie, tie-in
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 9
bridge, bridge deck
HAS PART: pilothouse, wheelhouse
=> upper deck
HAS PART: deck-house
=> deck
=> platform
=> horizontal surface, level
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun bridge
4 of 9 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, span
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
PART OF: infrastructure, base
Sense 4
bridge
PART OF: nose, olfactory organ
PART OF: face, human face
PART OF: head, caput
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
PART OF: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
PART OF: homo, man, human being, human
PART OF: upper respiratory tract
Sense 6
bridge
PART OF: stringed instrument
Sense 8
bridge, nosepiece
PART OF: spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses
Grep of noun bridge
angostura bridge
auction bridge
bailey bridge
bateau bridge
baton rouge bridge
bayonne bridge
benjamin franklin bridge
bosporus bridge
bridge
bridge agent
bridge circuit
bridge deck
bridge hand
bridge partner
bridge player
bridge whist
bridged-t
bridgehead
bridgeport
bridges
bridget
bridgetown
bridgework
bronx-whitestone bridge
brooklyn bridge
cambridge
cantilever bridge
commodore john barry bridge
contract bridge
covered bridge
delaware memorial bridge
drawbridge
eadweard muybridge
floating bridge
fly bridge
flybridge
flying bridge
footbridge
george washington bridge
golden gate bridge
greater new orleans bridge
humber bridge
jet bridge
kammon strait bridge
lift bridge
mackinac bridge
minato ohashi bridge
monkey bridge
muybridge
new river gorge bridge
oxbridge
pedestrian bridge
pierre laporte bridge
pontoon bridge
quebec bridge
queensboro bridge
rope bridge
steel arch bridge
suspension bridge
sydney harbor bridge
tacoma narrows bridge
tappan zee bridge
trestle bridge
truss bridge
verrazano-narrows bridge
walt whitman bridge
water under the bridge
weighbridge
wheatstone bridge
Antonyms of verb bridge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bridge
3 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, bridge over
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Also See> bridge over#1
Sense 2
bridge
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 3
bridge
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bridge
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bridge
3 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, bridge over
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Also See> bridge over#1
Sense 2
bridge
=> join, bring together
Sense 3
bridge
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
'Cause To' of verb bridge
Derived Forms of verb bridge
3 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, bridge over
RELATED TO>(noun) bridge#3
=> bridge
Sense 2
bridge
RELATED TO>(adj) bridgeable#1
=> bridgeable
RELATED TO>(noun) bridge#1
=> bridge, span
Sense 3
bridge
RELATED TO>(adj) bridgeable#1
=> bridgeable
RELATED TO>(noun) bridge#1
=> bridge, span
Domain of verb bridge
Domain Terms of verb bridge
Familiarity of verb bridge
bridge used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb bridge
3 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, bridge over
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
bridge
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
bridge
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bridge
3 senses of bridge
Sense 1
bridge, bridge over
> connect, link, tie, link up
=> join, conjoin
=> ground
=> join, bring together
=> attach
=> daisy-chain
=> tie
=> interconnect, interlink
=> tee
=> put through
=> hitch
=> hang together, interdepend
=> bridge, bridge over
Sense 2
bridge
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
Sense 3
bridge
> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> tramp
=> stride
=> walk
=> crisscross
=> ford
=> bridge
=> jaywalk
=> drive, take
=> course
=> hop
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bridge
Sense 1
bridge, bridge over
=> connect, link, tie, link up
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Sense 2
bridge
=> join, bring together
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Sense 3
bridge
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
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Grep of verb bridge
abridge
bridge
bridge over
Grep of adj bridge
bridgeable
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