The difference between Bridge and Rest

When used as nouns, bridge means a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc, whereas rest means relief from work or activity by sleeping.

When used as verbs, bridge means to be or make a bridge over something, whereas rest means to cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bridge and Rest

  1. Bridge as a noun (anatomy):

    A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc. The upper bony ridge of the human nose. A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth. The gap between the holes on a bowling ball

    Examples:

    "The rope bridge crosses the river."

    "Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses."

    "The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge."

  2. Bridge as a noun (nautical):

    An arch or superstructure. An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck. The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board. A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports. A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider. Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top. A similar position in gymnastics.

    Examples:

    "The first officer is on the bridge."

  3. Bridge as a noun (medicine):

    A connection, real or abstract. A rudimentary procedure before definite solution A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner. A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2. An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads. An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins. A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody. An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected. A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur. A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord. A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.

    Examples:

    "ECMO is used as a bridge to surgery to stabilize the patient."

    "This chip is the bridge between the front-side bus and the I/O bus."

    "The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm."

    "The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning."

  4. Bridge as a noun (electronics):

    Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit

  5. Bridge as a noun:

    A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.

  6. Bridge as a noun (cycling):

    The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.

  7. Bridge as a noun:

    A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.

  1. Bridge as a verb:

    To be or make a bridge over something.

    Examples:

    "With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge."

  2. Bridge as a verb:

    To span as if with a bridge.

    Examples:

    "The two groups were able to bridge their differences."

  3. Bridge as a verb (music):

    To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

    Examples:

    "We need to bridge that [[jam]] into "The Eleven"."

  4. Bridge as a verb (computing, communication):

    To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.

  5. Bridge as a verb (wrestling):

    To go to the bridge position.

  1. Bridge as a noun (card games):

    A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

    Examples:

    "Bidding is an essential element of the game of bridge."

  1. Rest as a noun (uncountable, of a [[person]] or [[animal]]):

    Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

    Examples:

    "I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night."

    "The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest."

  2. Rest as a noun (countable):

    Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

    Examples:

    "We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back."

  3. Rest as a noun (uncountable):

    Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

    Examples:

    "It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while."

  4. Rest as a noun (uncountable, of an [[object]] or [[concept]]):

    A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

    Examples:

    "The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain."

    "The ocean was finally at rest."

    "Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest."

  5. Rest as a noun (euphemistic, uncountable):

    A final position after death.

    Examples:

    "She was laid to rest in the village cemetery."

  6. Rest as a noun (music, countable):

    A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

    Examples:

    "Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar."

  7. Rest as a noun (music, countable):

    A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

  8. Rest as a noun (physics, uncountable):

    Absence of motion.

    Examples:

    "The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest."

  9. Rest as a noun (snooker, countable):

    A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.

    Examples:

    "Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest."

  10. Rest as a noun (countable):

    Any object designed to be used to support something else.

    Examples:

    "She put the phone receiver back in its rest."

    "He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair."

  11. Rest as a noun:

    A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

  12. Rest as a noun:

    A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

  13. Rest as a noun (poetry):

    A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.

  14. Rest as a noun:

    The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.

  15. Rest as a noun (dated):

    A set or game at tennis.

  1. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

  2. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To come to a pause or an end; end.

  3. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

  4. Rest as a verb (intransitive, transitive, reflexive):

    To be or to put into a state of rest.

    Examples:

    "My day's work is over; now I will rest. We need to rest the horses before we ride any further. I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth. Rest assured that I will do my best."

  5. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To stay, remain, be situated.

    Examples:

    "The blame seems to rest with your father."

  6. Rest as a verb (transitive, intransitive, reflexive):

    To lean, lie, or lay.

    Examples:

    "A column rests on its pedestal."

    "I rested my head in my hands. She rested against my shoulder. I rested against the wall for a minute."

  7. Rest as a verb (intransitive, transitive, legal, US):

    To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)

    Examples:

    "The defense rests, your Honor. I rest my case."

  8. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To sleep; slumber.

  9. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To lie dormant.

  10. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.

  11. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To rely or depend on.

    Examples:

    "The decision rests on getting a bank loan."

  12. Rest as a verb:

    To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

  1. Rest as a noun (uncountable):

    That which remains.

    Examples:

    "She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later."

  2. Rest as a noun:

    Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

  3. Rest as a noun (UK, finance):

    A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the , the balance of assets above liabilities.

  1. Rest as a verb (obsolete):

    To remain.

  1. Rest as a verb (obsolete):

    To arrest.

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