Bridge vs Water - 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.
(uncountable) A chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula H?O, required by all forms of life on Earth.
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, title= # (countable) A serving of water.
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(obsolete) Ancient philosophy.
# (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
# One of the five basic elements (see ).
(often, in the plural) Any body of water, or a specific part of it.
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, title= A combination of water and other substance(s).
# (sometimes, countable) Mineral water.
# (countable, often, in the plural) Spa water.
# (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
# Urine.
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# Amniotic fluid; used in the plural in the UK and in singular in North America.
# (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
(figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
(colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
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The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
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To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
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To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
To get or take in water.
(colloquial) To urinate onto.
To dilute.
(transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
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To fill with or secrete water.
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
As a noun water is
(uncountable) a chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula h₂o, required by all forms of life on earth.As a verb water is
to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).bridge
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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 .
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Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
- A water' drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice, ' water , and gas phases.
The climate of Tibet: Pole-land, passage=Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.}}
Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
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* (English Citations of "water")Synonyms
* See also * See alsoAntonyms
* ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * (basic elements) earth, air/wind, fire; wood, metal; void/etherHypernyms
* chemical, substance * liquid, fluid * (basic elements) element * (urine) body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluidHyponyms
* heavy water; ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * mineral water; hard water, soft waterMeronyms
* hydrogen, oxygenDerived terms
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Verb
(en verb)- tears watering the ground
- Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.
- I need to go water the cattle .
- The ship put into port to water .
- Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water .
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water .
- to water silk
