screen
skreen
- n a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- n a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- n the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- n a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
a screen of trees afforded privacy - n 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 - n the personnel of the film industry
a star of stage and screen - n a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- n 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 - n partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- v test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
screen the blood for the HIV virus - v examine methodically
screen the suitcases - v examine in order to test suitability
screen these samples
screen the job applicants - v project onto a screen for viewing
screen a film - v prevent from entering
- v separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- v protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- The People of the Screen (working at places like E Ink and Xerox) are creating thin films of paper and plastic that hold digital ink.
- Jones thinks Trapasso hit the screen deliberately.
- Sometimes Labyrinth uses the two screens to show off: a girl on the far screen throws a bit of bread away; it lands with a splash on the shimmering pond of the bottom screen.