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screen

noun

1 screen

A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing.

synonyms: projection screen, silver screen.

Roget 717: defense, protection, guard, ward; shielding etc. v.; propugnation, preservation etc. 670; guardianship.    area defense; ... show more

Roget 599: the drama, the stage, the theater, the play; film the film, movies, motion pictures, cinema, cinematography; theatricals, dramaturgy, histrionic art, buskin, sock, ... show more

Roget 463: experiment; essay etc. (attempt) 675; analysis etc. (investigation) 461; screen; trial, tentative method, t=atonnement.    verification, ... show more

Roget 443: dim sight, dull sight half sight, short sight, near sight, long sight, double sight, astigmatic sight, failing sight; dimsightedness &c.; purblindness, lippitude; myopia, presbyopia; ... show more

Roget 351: air pipe, air tube; airhole, blowhole, breathinghole, venthole; shaft, flue, chimney, funnel, vent, nostril, nozzle, ... show more

Polish: ekran

2 screen

A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.

synonym: blind.

Roget 424: shade; awning etc. (cover) 223; parasol, sunshade, umbrella; chick; portiere; screen, curtain, shutter, blind, ... show more

3 screen

The display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube.

synonym: CRT screen.

Dutch: televisiescherm
Polish: ekran

4 screen

A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something:
— A screen of trees afforded privacy.

synonyms: concealment, cover, covert.

Roget 528: concealment; hiding etc. v.; occultation, mystification.    seal of secrecy; screen etc. 530; disguise etc. 530; ... show more

Roget 666: refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison etc. 752; asylum, ark, ... show more

Roget 530: camouflage; mimicry; hiding place; secret place, secret drawer; recess, hold, holes and corners; closet, crypt, adytum, abditory, oubliette.    ambush, ... show more

Dutch: scherm

5 screen

A protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame.

6 screen

The personnel of the film industry:
— A star of stage and screen.

synonyms: filmdom, screenland.

7 screen

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.

synonym: sieve.

Roget 652: cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.; purity; cleaning etc. v.; purification, defecation etc. v.; purgation, lustration; ... show more

Roget 60: arrangement; plan etc. 626; preparation etc. 673; disposal, disposition; collocation, allocation; distribution; sorting etc. ... show more

Roget 260: hole, foramen; puncture, perforation; fontanel; transforation; pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole, peephole, mousehole, pigeonhole; eye of a needle; ... show more

Roget 252a: sponge, honeycomb, network; frit [Chem], filter.    sieve, net, screen (opening) 260.   

Dutch: zaal, zift, zeef
Polish: sito

8 screen

Partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space.

verb

1 screen

Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection:
— Screen the blood for the HIV virus.

synonym: test.

Roget 664: be safe etc. adj.; keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon; ride out the storm, weather the storm; light upon one's feet, land on one's feet; bear a charmed life; escape etc. 671.    ... show more

Roget 528: conceal, hide, secrete, put out of sight; lock up, seal up, bottle up.    encrypt, encode, cipher.    cover, screen, cloak, veil, ... show more

2 screen

Examine methodically.

Dutch: doorlichten, screenen

3 screen

Examine in order to test suitability:
— Screen these samples.
— Screen the job applicants.

synonyms: screen out, sieve, sort.

4 screen

Project onto a screen for viewing.

5 screen

Prevent from entering.

synonym: block out.

6 screen

Separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff.

synonym: riddle.

7 screen

Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm.

synonym: shield.

Roget 717: defend, forfend, fend; shield, screen, shroud; engarrison; fend round etc. (circumscribe) 229; fence, entrench, intrench; ... show more

Dutch: afschermen


Moby thesaurus: TV, TV set, act drop, advocate, aegis, alibi, analyze, apology, apply to, arabesque, arm, arm guard, armor, art film, asbestos, asbestos board, assort, awning, backdrop, backstop ... show more.

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screened

Moby thesaurus: armed, armored, cased, ceiled, cloaked, clouded, coated, coped, copyrighted, covered, covert, cowled, curtained, defended, eclipsed, encapsulated, encapsuled, encased, enveloped, enwrapped ... show more.

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