- bridg|ing
- bridg|ing «BRIHJ ihng», noun.braces placed between two beams to strengthen them and to keep them apart.
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a|bridg´er — a|bridge «uh BRIHJ», transitive verb, a|bridged, a|bridg|ing. 1. to make shorter, especially by using fewer words: »A long story can be abridged by leaving out unimportant parts. SYNONYM(S): condense, epitomize. 2. to make less: » … Useful english dictionary
a|bridg´a|ble — a|bridge «uh BRIHJ», transitive verb, a|bridged, a|bridg|ing. 1. to make shorter, especially by using fewer words: »A long story can be abridged by leaving out unimportant parts. SYNONYM(S): condense, epitomize. 2. to make less: » … Useful english dictionary
bridging — bridg·ing (brijґing) the forming of a bridgelike structure … Medical dictionary
bridging loan — bridg|ing loan [ brıdʒıŋ ,loun ] noun count money that someone borrows when they have bought a house but have not yet sold their own house … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abridge — a•bridge [[t]əˈbrɪdʒ[/t]] v. t. a•bridged, a•bridg•ing 1) to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a book[/ex] 2) to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, or extent; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit[/ex] 3) to… … From formal English to slang
a|bridge´a|ble — a|bridge «uh BRIHJ», transitive verb, a|bridged, a|bridg|ing. 1. to make shorter, especially by using fewer words: »A long story can be abridged by leaving out unimportant parts. SYNONYM(S): condense, epitomize. 2. to make less: » … Useful english dictionary
a|bridge — «uh BRIHJ», transitive verb, a|bridged, a|bridg|ing. 1. to make shorter, especially by using fewer words: »A long story can be abridged by leaving out unimportant parts. SYNONYM(S): condense, epitomize. 2. to make less: » … Useful english dictionary
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Bridge — The electronic link between Euroclear and CEDEL, the two Eurobond clearing houses. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary The Bridge is the name used for the processes established between Euroclear Bank and Clearstream Banking… … Financial and business terms
bridge — I [[t]brɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. bridged, bridg•ing, adj. 1) civ a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like 2) a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route, phase, etc 3) naut. navig. a raised transverse platform … From formal English to slang
