—bridge /brɪdʒ/
noun (LARGE STRUCTURE)
A2 [C] a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other:
» We drove across/over the bridge.» the Brooklyn BridgeSee picture: a bridge 
Thesaurus+: ↑Bridges
C2 [C usually singular] something that makes it easier to make a change from one situation to another:
» Voluntary work can provide a bridge between staying at home and working full-time.Thesaurus+: ↑Helping and co-operating• • •
Extra Examples:» The island is joined to the mainland by a road bridge.» The children ran down the bank, over the bridge and along the path.» They're building a new bridge across the river.» A row of reinforced concrete pillars supports the bridge.» The new railway bridge is an incredible sight to behold.noun [C usually singular] (NOSE)
► F0 the top part of the nose, between the eyes, or (on a pair of glasses) the piece that is supported by the top part of the nose: » The blow caught him right on the bridge of his nose.See picture: bridge of the nose 
See picture: the bridge of a pair of glasses
Thesaurus+: ↑The nose
noun [C] (ALSO bridgework [U]) (TEETH)
► F0 a piece of material that contains one or more artificial teeth and is kept in place by being fastened to the natural teethThesaurus+: ↑Dentistry , ↑The teeth , ↑Problems with bones, joints and teethnoun [C] (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)
► F0 a small piece of wood over which the strings are stretched on a musical instrument such as a guitar or violinSee picture: the bridge of a violin Thesaurus+: ↑String instruments
noun [C] (PART OF A SHIP)
► F0 the raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the shipThesaurus+: ↑Parts of ships and boatsnoun [U] (GAME)
► F0 a card game for four players who play in pairsThesaurus+: ↑Card gamesverb [T] (BRING TOGETHER) ↑Verb Endings for bridge
► F0 to make the difference or division between two things smaller or less severe: » We must bridge the gap between labour and management.Thesaurus+: ↑Connecting and combining , ↑Variety and mixtures , ↑Mixing and mixturesverb [T] (BUILD) ↑Verb Endings for bridge
► F0 to build a bridge over or across something: » The river had been bridged at its narrowest point.Thesaurus+: ↑Construction work and workersThesaurus+: ↑Bridges- -borne
- borne
- born of sth
- born with a silver spoon in your mouth
- boron
- borough
- borrow
- borrower
- borrowing
- borsch
- borscht
- borstal
- bosh
- bosom
- bosom friend/buddy/pal
- bosomy
- boss
- bossa nova
- boss-eyed
- ↑Flour and yeast
- ↑Flowers and flowering plants
- ↑Flowers - general words
- ↑Folk and ethnic music
- ↑Followers of religious groups
- ↑Food - general words