bridges
/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪz/
bridges is the plural of bridge.
bridges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bridge.
Meaning of bridge
Noun
bridge (plural bridges)
- A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
- The rope bridge crosses the river.
- The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
- Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses.
- A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
- The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge.
- The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
- 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.
- The first officer is on the bridge.
- The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
Proper noun capitalized: Bridges
Bridges (countable and uncountable, plural Bridgeses)
- A habitational surname for someone living near a bridge or at a location called Bridge or Bridges
- An occupational surname for a bridgekeeper
- A toponymic surname for someone from Bruges
- Alternative form of Bridgen.
- Alternative form of Bridge.
- A hamlet in Ratlinghope parish, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SO3996).
- A small suburb in Luxulyan parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SX0458).
- An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio, United States.
- A rural locality in the Sunshine Coast region, Queensland, Australia.
Forms of bridges
| plural | Bridgeses |
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Origin of bridges
Genitive or plural form of Bridge.
Phrases with bridges
- bridges up
- ER bridges
- air bridges
- bus bridges
- ice bridges
- jet bridges
- leg bridges
- low bridges
- arch bridges
- deck bridges
- draw bridges
- hand bridges
89 more phrasesFewer phrases
- hose bridges
- land bridges
- leaf bridges
- nose bridges
- over bridges
- road bridges
- rope bridges
- salt bridges
- skew bridges
- snow bridges
- toll bridges
- Wien bridges
- wire bridges
- build bridges
- built bridges
- canal bridges
- chain bridges
- Fenny Bridges
- frame bridges
- glute bridges
- green bridges
- hoist bridges
- Mabey bridges
- media bridges
- paint bridges
- pivot bridges
- snake bridges
- space bridges
- speed bridges
- swing bridges
- Three Bridges
- truss bridges
- water bridges
- Bailey bridges
- bikini bridges
- builds bridges
- Double Bridges
- flying bridges
- Kelvin bridges
- monkey bridges
- Murray bridges
- roving bridges
- Sankey Bridges
- signal bridges
- bascule bridges
- bicycle bridges
- bridges the gap
- clapper bridges
- covered bridges
- lattice bridges
- lifting bridges
- Maxwell bridges
- movable bridges
- oblique bridges
- pontoon bridges
- through bridges
- trestle bridges
- tubular bridges
- building bridges
- catenary bridges
- floating bridges
- humpback bridges
- Maryland bridges
- platform bridges
- Schering bridges
- turnover bridges
- wildlife bridges
- bowstring bridges
- disulfide bridges
- packhorse bridges
- burn one's bridges
- changeline bridges
- occupation bridges
- pedestrian bridges
- suspension bridges
- Vierendeel bridges
- Wheatstone bridges
- burns one's bridges
- burnt one's bridges
- Murray loop bridges
- retractable bridges
- transporter bridges
- burned one's bridges
- cable-stayed bridges
- Maxwell-Wien bridges
- burning one's bridges
- vertical-lift bridges
- Einstein-Rosen bridges
- bridges over troubled waters
Words that rhyme with bridges
Questions about bridges
- What does bridges mean?
- Bridges means a habitational surname for someone living near a bridge or at a location called Bridge or Bridges.
- What is bridges the plural of?
- Bridges is the plural of bridge.
- What part of speech is bridges?
- Bridges is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bridges?
- Bridges is pronounced /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪz/.
Words near bridges in the dictionary
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