Bridge vs Con - What's the difference?
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A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
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, title= # (senseid)(label) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
# (label) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
# (bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
An arch or superstructure.
# (label) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
# (label) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
# A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
# A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
# Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
# (label) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
A connection, real or abstract.
# (label) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
# (label) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
# (label) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
# (label) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
# (label) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
# (label) A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.
# (label) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
# (label) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
# (label) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
(label) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
To be or make a bridge over something.
To span as if with a bridge.
(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
(computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
(wrestling) To go to the bridge position.
(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
(rare) To study, especially in order to gain knowledge of.
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(rare, archaic) To know, understand, acknowledge.
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to conduct the movements of a ship at sea.
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros ).
(slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
(slang) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
(nautical) To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc. (rather than steer a compass direction)
(nautical) The navigational direction of a ship
In nautical terms the difference between bridge and con
is that bridge is an elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck while con is the navigational direction of a ship.In lang=en terms the difference between bridge and con
is that bridge is to transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping while con is a fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.As nouns the difference between bridge and con
is that bridge is a construction or natural feature that spans a divide while con is a disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).As verbs the difference between bridge and con
is that bridge is to be or make a bridge over something while con is to study, especially in order to gain knowledge of.As a proper noun Con is
a male given name, a diminutive form of Conor or Cornelius.As an initialism CON is
Certificate of Need.bridge
English
Alternative forms
* bridg (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) brigge, from (etyl) . The verb is from (etyl) briggen, from (etyl) ).Noun
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Derived terms
* Bailey bridge * bridge loan * bridge mount * bridge the gap * bridge over troubled waters * cross that bridge when one comes to it * drawbridge * footbridge * ice bridge * Kelvin bridge * land bridge * low bridge * Maryland bridge * Schering bridge * suspension bridge * swing bridge, swingbridge * water under the bridge * Wheatstone bridge * Wien bridgeVerb
(bridg)- With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.
- The two groups were able to bridge their differences.
- We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".
Etymology 2
Name of an older card game biritch , probably (etyl) , "one-three". "bridge." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online)"bridge."Online Etymology Dictionary. 2008.
Noun
(-)- Bidding is an essential element of the game bridge .
References
Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----con
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) connen, from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(conn)- Fixedly did look / Upon the muddy waters which he conned / As if he had been reading in a book.
- I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.
- The hawk rested on a crag of the gorge and conned the terrain with a fierce and frowning eye.''
- Of Muses Hobbinol, I conne no skill
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- pros and cons