Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [brij-iz]
- /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/
- /brɪdʒ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [brij-iz]
- /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/
Definitions of bridges word
- noun bridges Robert (Seymour). 1844–1930, English poet: poet laureate (1913–30) 3
- noun bridges Robert (Seymour)1844-1930; Eng. poet: poet laureate (1913-30) 3
- noun bridges a game derived from whist in which one partnership plays to fulfill a certain declaration against an opposing partnership acting as defenders. Compare auction bridge, contract (def 5). 1
- verb with object bridges to make a bridge or passage over; span: The road bridged the river. 1
- verb with object bridges to join by or as if by a bridge: a fallen tree bridging the two porches. 1
- verb with object bridges to make (a way) by a bridge. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of bridges
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English brigge, Old English brycg; cognate with Dutch brug, German Brücke; akin to Old Norse bryggja pier
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bridges
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bridges popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bridges usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bridges
verb bridges
- arches — Obsolete. a person who is preeminent; a chief.
- cambers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camber.
- consociates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consociate.
- cranes — Plural form of crane.
- crosses — Plural form of cross.
noun bridges
- canastas — Plural form of canasta.
- catwalks — Plural form of catwalk.
- cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
- copulas — Plural form of copula.
- crossings — Plural form of crossing.
Top questions with bridges
- how old is jeff bridges?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with br
- Words starting with bri
- Words starting with brid
- Words starting with bridg
- Words starting with bridge
- Words starting with bridges