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bridge

 
 
pronunciation:
brIj
part of speech: noun
definition 1: A bridge is a structure that is built across a river or over a road. People walk or drive their cars over a bridge.
There is one bridge over the river for cars and another bridge for the trains.
 
definition 2: The bridge of a nose is the the hard part of the nose where the skin covers bone.
My mom's glasses sometimes fall down on the bridge of her nose.
definition 3: A bridge on a ship is a high platform. The captain controls the ship from the bridge.
The captain stood on the bridge looking at the storm clouds in the distance.