bridge
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- noun
- /brɪdʒ/
- I was wondering if you'd care to join my wife, my sister and me in a game of bridge.
- a bridge player
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Watch on YouTubeWhen 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
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5.6
A card game for four people in two teams where players bid and win tricks
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9.9
Early card game that lets the dealer choose the trump suit
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9.1
A version of the card game bridge where extra tricks above the agreed number count for the score
Idioms
- Informal
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3.9
Something that happened in the past and is no longer important
- Informal
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9.9
To offer something unbelievable to trick someone, often as a joke
- Informal
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9.4
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
- Informal
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5.8
To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before
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
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7.9
A bridge that crossed the Hudson River in New York State, connecting Westchester and Rockland counties
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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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6.1
An upper deck on a ship where the captain stands to steer and look out
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5.5
A large bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York City
- Specialized
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6.8
A temporary metal bridge built quickly from parts for people or vehicles to cross a river
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6.1
A very long bridge that connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas across the Straits of Mackinac
- Specialized
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5.1
Bridge with a frame of connected triangles that holds the road or railway
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4.1
A steel arch bridge connecting Bayonne, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York across the Kill Van Kull
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3.9
A large bridge held by cables over the Delaware River that connects Philadelphia and Gloucester City in New Jersey
- Specialized
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5.8
A bridge made of beams that stick out from supports and meet in the middle to hold the road
- Specialized
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7.9
A small open deck above where the captain stands to watch and help steer the ship
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6.8
A bridge held up by tall cables over Puget Sound at Tacoma, Washington, famous for collapsing in 1940
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3.9
A pair of suspension bridges that cross the Delaware River between Delaware and New Jersey
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6.4
A very high steel arch bridge that crosses the New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
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3.6
A bridge held up by cables across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey
- Specialized
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7.5
A circuit that measures how strongly a part stops electric current by balancing two sides
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6.7
A small crossing with a steep curved middle that people and cars use over water
- Offensive
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9.3
People who travel into a city from outside to go out for fun
- Specialized
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8.3
A small open deck above the ship's control room for steering and a better view
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4.2
A large bridge in Istanbul that connects the European and Asian sides of the city
- Specialized
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6.5
An electric circuit in a diamond shape that measures resistance when you connect a meter across it
- Archaic
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9.1
A version of the card game bridge where extra tricks above the agreed number count for the score
- Specialized
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5.0
A device that connects parts of a computer network so they work as one
- Specialized
A temporary crossing made from boats or rafts to carry people and vehicles over water
- 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
A bridge held by cables over the East River connecting the Bronx and Queens
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 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
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
A suspension bridge that connects Quebec City and Lévis across the Saint Lawrence River
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.