screen
- noun
- /skriːn/
- Policies are needed to improve cancer screening, diagnostic investigations, and treatment access among low-income Americans.
- trommel screen
- slag screen
- grinder screen
Examples
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The screen is cracked.
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"Good idea," Mother said, but I was already unlocking the screen door and motioning him inside.
Fiction book (1990) -
On the other side of the screen, it all looked so easy.
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- I'd sell the screen rights.
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A young Vietnamese boy pulls back a screen door to let them out of the tent.
Fiction book (1990) -
The stern area, separated by canvas screens, was known as the Gun room.
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The latest graphic appears on the screen: a sophisticated archaeological dig inside a red cave.
Fiction book (1990) -
Interested potential participants provided informed consent before completing a face-to-face screening interview in a private room.
Academic text (2011) -
The garden was private, thanks to the tall bamboo screen that surrounded it.
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She placed a decorative screen in her living room to create a cozy nook.
Synonyms
A thing like a lid or blanket that lies over something to keep it safe
A cover for a window that blocks light
A wall or screen that divides one area of a room from another
A metal screen built into a door or window that lets people speak through and pass small items
A thin metal or plastic mesh used on windows and doors to keep insects out
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Something completely useless because it cannot work where it is used
Compounds
A program that shows moving pictures on a computer screen when you are not using it
- Specialized
A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
- Archaic
A transparent screen that lights up when X-rays or cathode rays hit it
- Specialized
The inside surface of an old television that lights up to show images
- Archaic
A decorative barrier in a church that separates the main part from the choir and often holds a cross
- Specialized
A picture created when someone pushes ink through a mesh screen onto paper or cloth
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Screen originally meant a 'shield' or 'cover' used to hide or protect things, so it came to mean a physical barrier or mesh. That's why a screen on a door or window keeps bugs out and gives privacy.