screen

Found in thesaurus: protective covering, display, partition, study, analyze, select, take, occlude, block, sieve, protect

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v. cover with a curtain; filter, sift; hide, conceal; separate, divide; protect, shield; project a film, show a movie

n. part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed; surface onto which films are projected; partition, divider; mesh for covering the openings of windows and doors; sieve, strainer; shelter, defense; camouflage, cover

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Screen

Screen or Screens may refer to:

Arts

Screen printing (also called silkscreening), a method of printing
Big screen, a nickname associated with the motion picture industry
Split screen (filmmaking), a film composition paradigm in which multiple distinct film sequences are shown simultaneously and next to each other

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Noun
1. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
(synonym) silver screen, projection screen
(hypernym) surface
(hyponym) wide screen
2. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
(synonym) blind
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(hyponym) curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall
(derivation) shield
3. display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created
(synonym) CRT screen
(hypernym) display
(hyponym) background, desktop, screen background
(part-holonym) cathode-ray tube, CRT
(part-meronym) foreground
4. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"
(synonym) cover, covert, concealment
(hypernym) covering
(hyponym) blind
5. protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(hyponym) fire screen, fireguard
(part-holonym) screen door
(substance-meronym) screening
6. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
(synonym) sieve
(hypernym) strainer
(hyponym) riddle
(derivation) riddle
7. a door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"
(synonym) screen door
(hypernym) door
(derivation) shield
8. partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
(hypernym) partition, divider
(hyponym) altarpiece, reredos
(derivation) shield

Verb
1. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
(synonym) test
(hypernym) check
2. examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
(hypernym) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
(entail) eliminate, get rid of, do away with
(derivation) screener
3. examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
(synonym) screen out, sieve, sort
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(derivation) screening
4. project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film"
(hypernym) show
(derivation) silver screen, projection screen
5. prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"
(synonym) block out
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(hyponym) shade
(derivation) blind
6. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
(synonym) riddle
(hypernym) sift, sieve, strain
(derivation) sieve
7. protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
(synonym) shield
(hypernym) protect
(derivation) blind

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screen

v. schovat za plentu; zakrýt; vyšetřit; prověřit; vysílat

n. plenta; zástěna; obrazovka; monitor; plátno; film; televize

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screen

Czas. zasłaniać; monitorować; sprawdzać; pokazywać; wyświetlać

Rzecz. ekran; kino; film; parawan; zasłona