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4 : the forward part of a ship's superstructure from which it is navigated

5 : an artificial replacement for missing teeth

2bridge verb bridged; bridg·ing : to build a bridge over

— bridge·able adjective

3bridge noun : a card game for four players developed from whist

bridge·head noun : an advanced position seized in enemy territory

bridge·work noun : dental bridges

1bridle noun 1 : headgear with which a horse is controlled

2 : CURB, RESTRAINT

2bridle verb bri·dled; bri·dling 1 a : to put a bridle on

b : to restrain with or as if with a bridle

2 : to show hostility or scorn usu. by tossing the head

Synonyms

check, constrain, contain, control, curb, govern, inhibit, regulate, rein, restrain, tame

Brie noun : a soft cheese with a whitish rind and a pale yellow interior

1brief adjective 1 : short in duration or extent

2 : marked by brevity of expression or statement : CONCISE; also : CURT

— brief·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] little, short, short-lived—more at SHORT

[2] compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, epigrammatic, laconic, pithy, succinct, summary, terse—more at CONCISE

2brief noun 1 : a concise statement or document; especially : one summarizing a law client's case or a legal argument

2 plural : short snug underpants

3brief verb : to give final instructions or essential information to

Synonyms

acquaint, advise, apprise, clue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, tell, wise—more at ENLIGHTEN

brief·case noun : a flat flexible case for carrying papers

brief·ness noun : the quality or state of being brief

Synonyms

brevity, conciseness, shortness—more at BREVITY

brevity, compactness, conciseness, crispness, succinctness, terseness—more at SUCCINCTNESS

bri·er variant of BRIAR

1brig noun : a 2-masted square-rigged sailing ship

2brig noun : the place of confinement for offenders on a naval ship

3brig abbreviation brigade

bri·gade noun 1 : a military unit composed of a headquarters, one or more units of infantry or armored forces, and supporting units

2 : a group organized for a particular purpose (as fire fighting)

brig·a·dier general noun : a commissioned officer (as in the army) ranking next below a major general

brig·and noun : BANDIT

— brig·and·age noun

brig·an·tine noun : a 2-masted square-rigged ship with a fore-and-aft mainsail

Brig Gen abbreviation brigadier general

bright adjective 1 : radiating or reflecting light

2 : ILLUSTRIOUS, GLORIOUS

3 a : having a cheerful nature

b : mentally quick and resourceful : INTELLIGENT, CLEVER

4 : conducive to cheer

— bright adverb

— bright·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] beaming, brilliant, effulgent, glowing, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny; also blazing, burning, fiery

Antonyms

dim, dull, lackluster

[1] ablaze, alight, light; also floodlit, highlighted, spotlighted

Antonyms

blackened, dark, darkened, darkling, dimmed, dusky

[3a] blithe, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, chipper, gay, lightsome, sunny, upbeat—more at CHEERFUL

[3b] alert, brainy, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart—more at INTELLIGENT

[4] auspicious, encouraging, fair, favorable, golden, heartening, hopeful, likely, promising, propitious, rosy, upbeat—more at HOPEFUL

bright·en verb : to make or become bright or brighter

— bright·en·er noun

bright·ness noun : the state or quality of being bright

bril·liance noun : the quality or state of being brilliant

Synonyms

augustness, glory, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, majesty, nobility, nobleness, resplendence, splendor, stateliness—more at MAGNIFICENCE

dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lightness, lucidity, luminosity, radiance, refulgence, splendor; also blaze, flare, flicker, light

Antonyms

blackness, dark, darkness, duskiness

bril·lian·cy noun : the quality or state of being brilliant

1brilliant adjective [ORIGIN: F brillant,