bridge

Universal Words noun, verb noun over road / river 1 [C] a structure that is built over a road, railway/railroad, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other: We crossed the bridge over the river Windrush. seealsoSUSPENSIONBRIDGE, SWINGBRIDGE connection 2 [C] a thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things: The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science. * Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries. of ship 3 (usually the bridge) the part of a ship where the captain and other officers stand when they are controlling and steering the ship: Who was on the bridge when the collision took place? card game 4 [U] a card game for two pairs of players who have to predict how many cards they will win. They score points if they succeed in winning that number of cards and lose points if they fail. of nose 5 the ~ of sb's nose [sing.] the hard part at the top of the nose, between the eyes of glasses 6 [C] the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose of guitar / violin 7 [C] a small piece of wood on a guitar, violin, etc. over which the strings are stretched false teeth 8 [C] a false tooth or false teeth that are held permanently in place by being fastened to natural teeth on either side IDIOMS see BURNv., CROSSv., WATERn. verb build / form bridge [VN] to build or form a bridge over sth: The valley was originally bridged by the Romans. * A plank of wood bridged the stream. IDIOMS bridge the gap / gulf / divide (between A and B) to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people