card games: any of various card games for usually four players in two partnerships that bid for the right to declare a trump suit, seek to win tricks (see trickentry 1 sense 4) equal to the final bid, and play with the hand of declarer 's partner exposed and played by declarer
Cruising over Miami’s many bridges and overpasses felt like a chance to fly.—Hannah Elliott, Fortune Europe, 26 May 2024 The tunnel and bridge aren’t compliant because of the angle of the ramps and the length between the rest areas, McGrady said.—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Verb
The women, and the opportunities not offered to them, motivates the 17-year-old to pursue a career in nursing that will help bridge inequality gaps in health care.—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024 When the European school committed to covering students’ financial aid for their first few years abroad, administrators welcomed the chance to bridge some of the financial aid disparities typically faced by General Studies students, Dirks said.—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bridge
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; akin to Old High German brucka bridge, Old Church Slavonic brŭvŭno beam
Verb
Middle English briggen, going back to Old English brycgian, noun derivative of brycgbridge entry 1
Noun (2)
alteration of earlier biritch, of unknown origin
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
: a strand of protoplasm extending between two cells
c
: a partial denture held in place by anchorage to adjacent teeth
d
: a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring)
e
: an area of physical continuity between two chromatids persisting during the later phases of mitosis and constituting a possible source of somatic genetic change
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