screen
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1.0
- noun
- /skriːn/
- I watched an exciting movie on the large screen at the cinema.
- touch screen
- computer screen
- television screen
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- People are watching the show on a screen in front of the set.
- So in sharing my screen, let me just show you.
- So you can switch between screen and screen.
Examples
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Many retail, fast food, and fine restaurants use touch screen technology to manage a customer's order.
Academic text (2008) -
Look at it through the screen or on the screen up there.
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People are watching the show on a screen in front of the set.
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So, you know, on my screen looks like that.
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Talk to the people, not to the screen or to the computer.
Academic text (2011) -
I saw this message on the screen.
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The numbers are on your screen.
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In the present study, the sentence was available on the computer screen throughout the trial.
Academic text (2011) -
I love flat screens and I love my laptop.
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Can information be projected on a large screen or sent to a printer?
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.5
A screen on a device that shows pictures and words
107
3.3
A screen that shows pictures from a computer
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3.2
A large television screen used to watch films or videos
50
2.1
A flat display that shows pictures and text from a computer
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2.7
A screen you touch to control a phone or tablet
20
3.7
A screen you touch to control a phone or tablet
9
2.7
A screen that shows the images and information from a computer
8
2.7
A screen much wider than it is tall for movies and presentations
6
7.8
A flat screen that shows images or video in a control room
5
3.0
A screen in a TV studio used to watch the live broadcast
4
5.4
An electronic screen that shows numbers and text
3
6.2
A screen or device that shows measurements from a machine
3
2.5
A screen that shows pictures and text from a computer
3
2.8
A screen in a studio that shows live TV for people to watch
3
3.4
A TV or monitor with a screen wider than usual like a movie screen
2
3.6
An electronic screen that shows numbers or letters
2
3.4
A screen that shows text, photos, or moving pictures
2
2.8
A large white surface on which a projector shows images or videos
2
2.8
A TV or monitor with a flat, thin screen
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3.9
A thin, flat screen for computers and televisions
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3.0
A flat screen or board that shows information in public places
1
3.9
A white or shiny surface in a cinema for showing movies
1
6.3
A heavy old TV or computer screen that uses a glass tube to show images
1
6.3
A large screen that shows films or live events in public places
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4.1
A screen like a computer monitor that shows images and text
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Something completely useless because it cannot work where it is used
Compounds
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2.9
A program that shows moving pictures on a computer screen when you are not using it
- Specialized
1
5.1
A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
- Archaic
1
9.9
A decorative barrier in a church that separates the main part from the choir and often holds a cross
- Specialized
1
4.2
A picture created when someone pushes ink through a mesh screen onto paper or cloth
- Archaic
1
5.6
A transparent screen that lights up when X-rays or cathode rays hit it
- Specialized
1
6.9
The inside surface of an old television that lights up to show images
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Screen came to mean the flat surface that shows pictures because early shows used a cloth 'screen' as a white cover for the light. So a screen is the place where images, video, or a movie appear.