Definition of screens Screens
/skɹiˈnz/ - [skreenz] -
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Wiktionary 
- screens (Noun)
Plural of screen.
Part of speech
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| screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" | ||
| protective cover, protective covering, protection the tough natural covering of some organisms | ||
| screen door, screen 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; "he heard the screen slam as she left" | ||
| fire screen, fireguard a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) | ||
| mosquito net a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos | ||
| screening testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics | ||
| smoke screen, smokescreen an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" | ||
| window screen screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window | ||
| screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" | ||
| cover, covert, concealment | ||
| covering the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
| blind a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" | ||
| camouflage device or stratagem for concealment or deceit | ||
| shoji a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper | ||
| screen - partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | ||
| divider, partition a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements | ||
| altarpiece, reredos a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table | ||
| purdah a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers | ||
| screen - the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube | ||
| CRT screen | ||
| video display, display something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" | ||
| cathode-ray tube, crt a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen | ||
| screen background, desktop, background the top of a desk | ||
| computer display, computer screen a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user | ||
| screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing | ||
| silver screen, projection screen | ||
| surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | ||
| screen - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" | ||
| blind | ||
| protective cover, protective covering, protection the tough natural covering of some organisms | ||
| curtain, drapery, drape, pall, mantle hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | ||
| shutter a hinged blind for a window | ||
| window blind a blind for privacy or to keep out light | ||
| screen - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | ||
| sieve | ||
| strainer a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through | ||
| riddle a coarse sieve (as for gravel) | ||
| sifter a household sieve (as for flour) | ||
| screen - 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; "he heard the screen slam as she left" | ||
| screen door | ||
| door a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" | ||
| screen - the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen" | ||
| filmdom, screenland | ||
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| screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" | ||
| do away with, get rid of, extinguish, eliminate dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" | ||
| canvass, analyse, analyze, canvas, examine, study solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | ||
| screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" | ||
| screen out, sieve, sort | ||
| select, pick out, choose, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | ||
| screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" | ||
| block out | ||
| obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, close up, jam, block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | ||
| shade pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" | ||
| screen - project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film" | ||
| show give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" | ||
| screen - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" | ||
| test | ||
| check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" | ||
| screen - protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm | ||
| shield | ||
| protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" | ||
| screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff | ||
| riddle | ||
| sieve, sift, strain distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" | ||
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Wiktionary
- screen (Noun)
A physical divider intended to block an area from view. - screen (Noun)
A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass. - screen (Noun)
The informational viewing area of electronic output devices; the result of the output. - screen (Noun)
The viewing area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation. - screen (Noun)
An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate. - screen (Noun)
The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects. - screen (Noun)
In mining and quarries, a frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires. - screen (Noun)
A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself. - screen (Noun)
A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection. - screen (Verb)
To filter by passing through a screen. - screen (Verb)
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. - screen (Verb)
To present publicly on the screen. - screen (Verb)
To fit with a screen.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- screen (n.)
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. - screen (n.)
A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like. - screen (n.)
A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc. - screen (n.)
A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like. - screen (v. t.)
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. - screen (v. t.)
To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. -
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A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing. -
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The display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube or some other display technology. -
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To test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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screen
skrēn, n. that which shelters from danger or observation, that which protects from heat, cold, or the sun: (Scot.) a large scarf: an enclosure or partition of wood, stone, or metal work, common in churches, shutting off chapels from the nave, separating the nave from the choir, &c.: a coarse riddle for sifting coal, &c.—v.t. to shelter or conceal: to pass through a coarse riddle.—n. Screen′ing-machine′, an apparatus for sifting coal.—n.pl. Screen′ings, the refuse matter after sifting. [O. Fr. escren (Fr. écran), from Old High Ger. scranna, a court; Ger. schranne, a bench.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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screen
A bank note. Queer screens; forged bank notes. The cove was twisted for smashing queer screens; the fellow was hanged for uttering forged bank notes.
