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(n)
The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
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The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
(v)
connect or reduce the distance between
(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
A passage that crosses a road, railroad or similar obstacle in a tunnel underneath it.
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(card games) A pack or set of playing cards.
A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
(fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.
A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
A passageway through which to enter or leave.
A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled.
(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Philippines) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.
A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.
The joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
A lid.
(countable) That which binds or ties.
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
(agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
(anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
A connection or relation between things or ideas.
(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
(adj)
(followed by with) That is now full.
The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
The act by which something is closed.
A useful friend or associate.
(linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
Anything that is used to fill something.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
An end or conclusion.
of, or relating to a transition
(uncountable) Chiefly in on the mend: improvement in health; recovery from illness.
The act of effecting a rescue.
A surname.
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
(computing) A deletion.
A reduction in cost or expenditure.
The act of removing something.
A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
The process of becoming narrow.
Something that is related or connected to another thing.
Direction.
A form or state of connection.
(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
(countable) Initialism of chief marketing officer.
(roleplaying games, countable) A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment.
The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
(chemistry) That causes reduction.
(transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
(chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
(transitive) To reduce the workforce of.
(sports) A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
(archaic) A seat of any kind.
A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation.
(uncountable, business) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
Anything in an intermediate position.
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
(Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.
An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.