to screen
- verb
- /skriːn/
- The farmer decided to screen the harvested grain to separate the seeds from the chaff.
- screen compost
- screen material
- screen to a half-inch
So I'll just screen this out, remove any large chunks of material, and then I'm in a good spot to see what's next.
- So I'll just screen this out, remove any large chunks of material, and then I'm in a good spot to see what's next.
- What I prefer to do is just get a kitchen sieve or a screen or mesh, some hardware cloth, whatever I have that can screen down the potting mix.
Examples
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Ground material passes over four magnetic head pulleys and is screened to remove over- and undersized pieces.
Academic text (1995) -
The rubber is ground into fine powder, which is screened to get rid of impurities and metal particles.
Academic text (1996) -
So I'll just screen this out, remove any large chunks of material, and then I'm in a good spot to see what's next.
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In some cases, the material is screened to remove material that has combustion value.
Academic text (2001) -
All materials are ground once and screened through a mobile Tornado Star.
Academic text (1999) -
The final step in composting is to screen anyway, which eliminates the bags.
Academic text (1996) -
"Bones that find their way into the tubs are removed when we screen the finished compost.
Academic text (1995) -
Now it is located after the primary trommel, which screens material as it comes out of the digester.
Academic text (1996) -
The finished product is screened with a 0.5 cm screen for use in the greenhouse operation.
Academic text (1998) -
All materials are shredded, aerated regularly with a windrow turner, and screened prior to sale.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
To put flour through a sieve to remove lumps
Pass a powder or liquid through fine mesh to remove lumps
To sift grain or flour through a coarse sieve
Remove unwanted bits from food or material by passing them through a screen
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Something completely useless because it cannot work where it is used
Phrasal Verbs
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 Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
To screen grain comes from using a physical 'screen' or mesh to separate good grain from unwanted bits, like a simple sieve. So to screen grain is to pass it through a mesh to remove chaff or dirt.