screen
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5.2
- noun
- /skriːn/
- Literature
- I once appeared on the screen with Hulk Hogan.
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- Of those six, I get screen credit on five.
- He's outshined by his on screen Batman who is much funnier.
- They are two brothers who grew up on the small screen and then went to the big screen.
- Because like the football cage, the actual work being on screen was an escape.
Examples
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May I say that I've always thought yours to be one of the most beautiful faces ever to grace the silver screen.
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Jimmy gave a young Elizabeth Taylor her first screen kiss in 1947's "Cynthia."
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Guess after all those screen tests, she finally got a part.
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Her face on the screen sells a million tickets, -and she knows it.
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May I say that I've always thought yours to be one of the most beautiful faces ever to grace the silver screen.
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Hector P. Valenti, star of stage and screen, at your service.
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Among the passengers was celebrated screen actress Carole Lombard.
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Alexander, what inspired you to bring your brand of je ne sais quoi to the silver screen?
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Several actors have played the role on the big screen, each with their own unique take.
Synonyms
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2.1
The American film industry, especially studios and stars in Los Angeles
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3.0
A cinema where films are shown to many people
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2.4
People and companies that make, sell, and show movies
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2.5
A business that makes and shows films for people to watch
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3.8
The world of movies and the people who make them
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7.6
People and companies that make movies
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8.9
The world of movies and the people who make them
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6.8
The world of movies and the people who make them
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
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5.1
A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
- Archaic
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9.9
A decorative barrier in a church that separates the main part from the choir and often holds a cross
- Specialized
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4.2
A picture created when someone pushes ink through a mesh screen onto paper or cloth
- Archaic
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5.6
A transparent screen that lights up when X-rays or cathode rays hit it
- Specialized
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6.9
The inside surface of an old television that lights up to show images
Surface Forms
Etymology
Screen is used to mean the film world because people and stories appear on the movie or TV 'screen', and that idea grew into calling the whole industry 'the screen', as in the 'silver screen'. So the screen can stand for actors and filmmakers who appear on it.