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bride|groom /bra I dgruːm/ (bridegrooms ) N‑COUNT A bridegroom is a man who is getting married or who has just got married.

brides|maid /bra I dzme I d/ (bridesmaids ) N‑COUNT A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.

bri de-to-be (brides-to-be ) N‑COUNT A bride-to-be is a woman who is soon going to be married.

bridge ◆◆◇ /br I dʒ/ (bridges , bridging , bridged )

1 N‑COUNT A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other. □  He walked back over the railway bridge. □  …the Golden Gate Bridge.

2 N‑COUNT A bridge between two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them. □  …a land bridge linking Serbian territories.

3 VERB To bridge the gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it. □ [V n] It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences.

4 VERB Something that bridges the gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things. □ [V n] …the singer who bridged the gap between pop music and opera.

5 N‑COUNT If something or someone acts as a bridge between two people, groups, or things, they connect them. □ [+ between ] We hope this book will act as a bridge between doctor and patient. □ [+ to ] They saw themselves as a bridge to peace.

6 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The bridge is the place on a ship from which it is steered.

7 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The bridge of your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes. □ [+ of ] On the bridge of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.

8 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The bridge of a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose.

9 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The bridge of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up.

10 N‑UNCOUNT Bridge is a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win.

11 → see also suspension bridge

12water under the bridge → see water COLLOCATIONS bridge NOUN

1

noun + bridge : pedestrian, railway

adjective + bridge : concrete, wooden; historic; low, narrow, rickety

verb + bridge : build, repair; close, open; cross, span

11

verb + bridge : play VERB 4

bridge+ noun : divide, gap, gulf

bridge|head /br I dʒhed/ (bridgeheads ) N‑COUNT A bridgehead is a good position which an army has taken in the enemy's territory and from which it can advance or attack. □  A bridgehead was established.

bri dg|ing loan (bridging loans ) N‑COUNT A bridging loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own. [BRIT ]

bri|dle /bra I d ^ə l/ (bridles , bridling , bridled )

1 N‑COUNT A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.

2 VERB If you bridle , you show that you are angry or offended by moving your head and body upwards in a proud way. [LITERARY ] □ [V ] She bridled, then simply shook her head. □ [V + at ] Alex bridled at the shortness of Pamela's tone.

bri |dle path (bridle paths ) also bridlepath N‑COUNT A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.

bridle|way /bra I d ^ə lwe I / (bridleways ) N‑COUNT A bridleway is the same as a bridle path . [BRIT ]

Brie /briː / also brie N‑UNCOUNT Brie is a type of cheese that comes from France. It is soft and creamy with a white skin.

brief ◆◆◇ /briː f/ (briefer , briefest , briefs , briefing , briefed )

1 ADJ Something that is brief lasts for only a short time. □  She once made a brief appearance on television. □  This time their visit is brief.