bridge
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6.7
- noun
- /brɪdʒ/
:
bridge
- I was wondering if you'd care to join my wife, my sister and me in a game of bridge.
- a bridge player
When a computer plays poker, solves a crossword, plays bridge, they're just not solving things like we do.
- When a computer plays poker, solves a crossword, plays bridge, they're just not solving things like we do.
- It turned out that Len grew up in Long Island and he played football and watched football and played bridge.
- I've done well playing bridge but I've can't play bridge make a living.
Examples
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But then we went to our local bridge club because we were looking for card players.
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My father was pleased: with Ken, we were a foursome, and we could play bridge together.
Fiction book (2001) -
There are thousands of of truly great bridge players that are way better than we are.
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What will the bridge club think?
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All in a bunch, going home from their little bridge party.
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What about that bridge game ?
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But you know, if you play bridge, you can have good cards and you can still lose if you play the cards badly.
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Hey, guess who I played bridge with two nights ago?
Fiction book (2000) -
There were twelve women in my bridge club, most of them wives of successful men.
Fiction book (1990) -
Have you ever played bridge with your friends on a rainy day?
Synonyms
A card game for four people in two teams where players bid and win tricks
A version of the card game bridge where extra tricks above the agreed number count for the score
Early card game that lets the dealer choose the trump suit
Idioms
- Informal
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3.9
Something that happened in the past and is no longer important
- Informal
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
- Informal
To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before
- Informal
To offer something unbelievable to trick someone, often as a joke
Compounds
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1.0
A large bright red suspension bridge in San Francisco that crosses the entrance to the bay
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3.0
A large suspension bridge carrying traffic across the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey
- Specialized
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6.1
An upper deck on a ship where the captain stands to steer and look out
- Offensive
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9.3
People who travel into a city from outside to go out for fun
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3.7
A large steel arch bridge that crosses Sydney Harbour and links the city center to the North Shore
- Specialized
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5.1
Bridge with a frame of connected triangles that holds the road or railway
- Specialized
A temporary crossing made from boats or rafts to carry people and vehicles over water
A bridge held up by cables across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey
A steel arch bridge connecting Bayonne, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York across the Kill Van Kull
- Jargon
A person who secretly carries messages between a case officer and an undercover agent in enemy territory
- Specialized
A program or device that connects two systems and translates data so they can communicate
- Specialized
An electric circuit in a diamond shape that measures resistance when you connect a meter across it
A large bridge in Istanbul that connects the European and Asian sides of the city
A bridge held by cables over the East River connecting the Bronx and Queens
- Specialized
A bridge made of beams that stick out from supports and meet in the middle to hold the road
A large steel bridge that crosses the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey
A long bridge that crosses the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey, named after John Barry
A pair of suspension bridges that cross the Delaware River between Delaware and New Jersey
A large bridge over the Tagus River in Lisbon that looks like San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
A suspension bridge that crosses the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela
- Archaic
A version of the card game bridge where extra tricks above the agreed number count for the score
- Specialized
A temporary metal bridge built quickly from parts for people or vehicles to cross a river
- Specialized
A small open deck above the ship's control room for steering and a better view
- Specialized
A small open deck above where the captain stands to watch and help steer the ship
A very long bridge that connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas across the Straits of Mackinac
Two large bridges that cross the Mississippi River at New Orleans and carry vehicles
- Literature
A road that goes over the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A long bridge held by cables that connects the Japanese islands Kyushu and Honshu across the Kanmon Strait
- Specialized
A device that connects parts of a computer network so they work as one
A very high steel arch bridge that crosses the New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
A suspension bridge that connects Quebec City and Lévis across the Saint Lawrence River
A bridge held up by tall cables over Puget Sound at Tacoma, Washington, famous for collapsing in 1940
A bridge that crossed the Hudson River in New York State, connecting Westchester and Rockland counties
A large bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York City
A large bridge held by cables over the Delaware River that connects Philadelphia and Gloucester City in New Jersey
- Specialized
A circuit that measures how strongly a part stops electric current by balancing two sides
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bridge the card game probably got its name from an older word, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of partners building a 'bridge' between them as they plan and play together.