SCREEN

/skɹiːn/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 10

Definition

  1. verb test or examine for the presence of disease or infection. — synonyms: test
  2. verb examine methodically.
  3. verb examine in order to test suitability. — synonyms: screen_out, sieve, sort
  4. verb project onto a screen for viewing.
  5. verb prevent from entering. — synonyms: block_out
  6. verb separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. — synonyms: riddle
  7. verb protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. — synonyms: shield
  8. noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing. — synonyms: silver_screen, projection_screen
  9. noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight. — synonyms: blind
  10. noun the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube. — synonyms: CRT_screen
  11. noun a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. — synonyms: cover, covert, concealment
  12. noun a protective covering consisting of netting.
  13. noun the personnel of the film industry. — synonyms: filmdom, screenland
  14. noun a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. — synonyms: sieve
  15. noun partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space.

Examples

  • “a fire screen”
  • “a drug screen, a genetic screen”
  • “Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.”

Anagrams of SCREEN

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