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Screen Definition

(noun)
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a fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy


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he remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses

a room with a red carpet and screens with elaborate decoration

(noun)
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a flat panel or area on an electronic device such as a television, computer, or smartphone, on which images and data are displayed


examples

a television screen

a computer screen

a giant video screen

(noun)
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a transparent finely ruled plate or film used in half-tone reproduction


(noun)
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a system of checking a person or thing for the presence or absence of something, typically a disease


examples

services offered by the centre include a health screen for people who have just joined the company

(noun)
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a detachment of troops or ships detailed to cover the movements of the main body


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HMS Prince Leopold and HMS Prince Charles sailed for Shetland with a screen of four destroyers

(noun)
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a large sieve or riddle, especially one for sorting substances such as grain or coal into different sizes


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the material retained on each sieve screen is weighed in turn

(verb)
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conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen


examples

her hair swung across to screen her face

a high hedge screened all of the front from passers-by

(verb)
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show (a film or video) or broadcast (a television programme)


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the show is to be screened by the BBC later this year

(verb)
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test (a person or substance) for the presence or absence of a disease


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outpatients were screened for cervical cancer

(verb)
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pass (a substance such as grain or coal) through a large sieve or screen, especially so as to sort it into different sizes


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granulated asphalt—manufactured to 40 mm down or screened to 28 mm & 14 mm down

(verb)
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project (a photograph or other image) through a transparent ruled plate so as to be able to reproduce it as a half-tone


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