桥 — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
桥 is used for these senses in English:
- bridge A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
- long weekend A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.
- pons (neuroanatomy) A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.
- stoop (architecture, chiefly, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
bridge — full definition
- noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
- noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
- noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
- noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
- noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.
stoop — full definition
- verb To bend the body forward and down.
- verb To lower oneself morally by doing something beneath one's standards.
- noun A small staircase or platform leading up to a house entrance, especially in American row houses.