bridge: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of bridge
noun
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
Example: The rope bridge crosses the river.
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
Example: Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
Example: The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge.
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
Listed forms: bridges, brig, bridg, brigge.
Source: Wiktionary — bridge.
verb
To be or make a bridge over something.
Example: With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.
To span as if with a bridge.
Example: The two groups were able to bridge their differences.
To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
Example: We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".
To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
Listed forms: bridges, bridging, bridged, brig, bridg, brigge.
Source: Wiktionary — bridge.
noun
- uncountable
Any of a certain family of trick-taking card games.
Example: Bidding is an essential element of the game of bridge.
- uncountable, usually
Any of a certain family of trick-taking card games. A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
Example: She played in a bridge tournament in Las Vegas last year.
Listed forms: brig, bridg, brigge.
Source: Wiktionary — bridge.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bridge.
noun
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
noun
a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
- bridge circuit
noun
a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
noun
the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bridge in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bridge
B(3) + R(1) + I(1) + D(2) + G(2) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bridge
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from bridge
51 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bridge. Showing up to 24, longest first.