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plate vs bridge

bridge vs plate

plate and bridge both are nouns.

plate and bridge both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plate Yes No Yes No
bridge Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bridge is a hyponym of plate; that is, bridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plate:
  • plate: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
  • bridge: a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
Other hyponyms of plate include bridgework, false teeth, partial denture.
plate (noun) bridge (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten any of various card games based on whist for four players
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
a shallow receptacle for collection in church the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage a wooden support that holds the strings up
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube something resembling a bridge in form or function
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
any flat platelike body structure or part
a main course served on a plate
the thin under portion of the forequarter
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
the quantity contained in a plate
plate (verb) bridge (verb)
coat with a layer of metal make a bridge across
cross over on a bridge
connect or reduce the distance between
Difference between plate and bridge

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