(figuratively) Something that attracts a great deal of attention because of its superficial characteristics. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bright, shiny, object.

An insect of some species in the family Ephydridae.

To formally begin or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or assembly or legislature or similar body).

A movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally.

a method or apparatus creating a connection between a tangible media object and digital information.

plural of bridge pattern

(software, design) A structural design pattern that decouples an abstraction from its implementation so that the two can vary independently.

plural of bridge-ward

(obsolete) A warden or guard for a bridge. / (obsolete) The principal ward of a key.

Alternative form of bring down the house