screen

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noun

a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides

shelter, serves as a partition, etc.

a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church or across

the hall of a medieval house.

a specially prepared, light-reflecting surface on which motion pictures, slides, etc.,

may be projected.

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verb (used with object)

to shelter, protect, or conceal with or as if with a screen.

to select, reject, consider, or group (people, objects, ideas, etc.) by examining

systematically:Job applicants were screened by the personnel department.

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verb (used without object)

to be projected on a motion-picture screen.

OTHER WORDS FOR SCREEN
7guard, shield.
18veil, defend, shield, hide, mask.
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ORIGIN OF SCREEN

1350–1400; Middle English screne (noun) <Anglo-French; Old French escren (French écran)

<Frankish *skrank, cognate with Old High German scrank barrier (German Schrank cupboard)
SYNONYM STUDY FOR SCREEN

7. See cover.
OTHER WORDS FROM SCREEN
screen·a·ble, adjectivescreener, nounscreenless, adjectivescreenlike, adjective
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 WORDS NEARBY SCREEN
screech, screeching, screech owl, screechy, screed, screen, Screen Actors
Guild, screenager, screen dump, screen grid, screenie

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WORDS RELATED TO SCREEN
curtain, net, cover, shield, filter, evaluate, cull, select, scan, envelope, veil, mantle, shelter, conce
alment, partition, mask, cloak, shroud, guard, security
HOW TO USE SCREEN IN A SENTENCE

 The video shows the back screen keeping up with the front screen as the user navigates
around in a few apps.

NEW XIAOMI SMARTPHONE HAS AN EXTRA SCREEN IN… UH, THE CAMERA BUMP?|RON AMADEO|FEBRUARY 12, 2021|ARS
TECHNICA

 A team member put the cup onto the display screen lying on the table and a concept was
born.

FORD’S ELECTRIC MUSTANG MACH-E IS AN IMPORTANT LEAP INTO THE FUTURE|DAN CARNEY|FEBRUARY 12, 2021|POPULAR-
SCIENCE

 On screen, an elevator can force people to get close or, when the doors open, to separate
suddenly.

WHAT FLOOR?|SOPHIA NGUYEN|FEBRUARY 12, 2021|WASHINGTON POST

 I posted screen shots of this over here, here is how they compare.

GOOGLE SEARCH DARK THEME MODE EXPANDS BUT SEARCH ADS ARE HARD TO DISTINGUISH|BARRY SCHWARTZ|FEBRUARY 11,
2021|SEARCH ENGINE LAND
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BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR SCREEN

screen
/ (skriːn) /

noun