English to English
screen
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noun (n)
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something(noun.artifact)Example:
A screen of trees afforded privacy.
source: wordnet30 - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame(noun.artifact)Example:
They put screens in the windows for protection against insects.
A metal screen protected the observers.
source: wordnet30 - the personnel of the film industry(noun.group)Example:
A star of stage and screen.
source: wordnet30 - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door(noun.artifact)Example:
He heard the screen slam as she left.
source: wordnet30 - partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen.(noun)source: webster1913
- An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection(verb.social)Example:
Screen the blood for the HIV virus.
source: wordnet30 - examine methodically(verb.cognition)Example:
Screen the suitcases.
source: wordnet30 - examine in order to test suitability(verb.social)Example:
Screen these samples.
Screen the job applicants.
source: wordnet30 - project onto a screen for viewing(verb.perception)Example:
Screen a film.
source: wordnet30 - To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill.(verb)source: webster1913