pier vs bridge

pier and bridge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pier	Yes	No	No	No
bridge	Yes	No	Yes	No

pier (noun)	bridge (noun)
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats	any of various card games based on whist for four players
a support for two adjacent bridge spans	a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)	an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
	the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
	a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
	a wooden support that holds the strings up
	a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
	the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
	something resembling a bridge in form or function

pier (verb)	bridge (verb)
	make a bridge across
	cross over on a bridge
	connect or reduce the distance between