1. A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway. 2. a land bridge between the continents; a bridge of understanding between two countries. 3. The upper bony ridge of the human nose. 4. The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge. 5. A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth. 6. A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard. 7. A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements. 8. A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled. 9. 1 10. The hand used as a support to steady the cue. 11. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor. 12. An electrical shunt. 13. An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms. 14. To build a bridge over. 15. To cross by or as if by a bridge.
