a fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy
he remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses
a room with a red carpet and screens with elaborate decoration
a flat panel or area on an electronic device such as a television, computer, or smartphone, on which images and data are displayed
a television screen
a computer screen
a giant video screen
a transparent finely ruled plate or film used in half-tone reproduction
a system of checking a person or thing for the presence or absence of something, typically a disease
services offered by the centre include a health screen for people who have just joined the company
a detachment of troops or ships detailed to cover the movements of the main body
HMS Prince Leopold and HMS Prince Charles sailed for Shetland with a screen of four destroyers
conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen
her hair swung across to screen her face
a high hedge screened all of the front from passers-by
test (a person or substance) for the presence or absence of a disease
outpatients were screened for cervical cancer
project (a photograph or other image) through a transparent ruled plate so as to be able to reproduce it as a half-tone