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screen
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Noun
  • partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
  • 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
  • a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
  • the personnel of the film industry
    • a star of stage and 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
  • 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
  • the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
  • a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    • they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
  • a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
Verb
  • protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
  • separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
  • prevent from entering
    • block out the strong sunlight
  • project onto a screen for viewing
    • screen a film
  • examine in order to test suitability
    • screen these samples
    • screen the job applicants
  • examine methodically
    • screen the suitcases
  • test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
    • screen the blood for the HIV virus
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