noun
plural bridges
[count] a structure built over something (such as a river) so that people or vehicles can get across
something that joins or connects different people or things
the place on a ship where the ship is steered
the upper part of the nose
the part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests on a person's nose
the part of a guitar, violin, or similar musical instrument that raises the strings away from the surface
part of a song that connects one section to the next section
a false tooth or row of false teeth that fits between two real teeth - compare 3bridge
burn your bridges
cross that bridge when you come to it
If you say you will cross that bridge when you come to it, you mean that you will not worry about a possible problem until it actually happens.
water under the bridge
verb
bridges; bridged; bridging
[+ obj] :to make a bridge over or across (something) - usually used figuratively
noun
[noncount] :a card game for four players in two teams - compare 1bridge