to screen
- verb
- /skriːn/
- To protect the vulnerable plants, we need to screen them from harsh winds and direct sunlight.
So the outer electrons see a screened core charge, right?
- So the outer electrons see a screened core charge, right?
- Everyone suggested this and that is now our brand new screened in back porch.
- So a patio does not have a floor unless it is a screened in porch.
Examples
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In the summer, we decided to screen the patio to keep out insects while we enjoyed our meals outdoors.
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Well, we should get a proper cordon off, screen the remains from public view.
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We'll screen off her bed in the ward.
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Screen those patients for me.
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Start screening every female employee under the age of 30.
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Its long branches swept the earth, screening her and her friends from view.
Fiction book (1994) -
In summer, the place had been screened by hedges and foliage, only its third floor showing.
Fiction book (1993) -
The trees just beyond it screen off the Bibleland Amusement Park in the daytime, but at night, they do make a hell of a racket.
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He screened your calls.
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The guard was hired to screen visitors for security before they entered the building.
Synonyms
To protect someone or something from harm
To protect people or things from harm
To stop light, sound, or air from coming in
To hang cloth to cover or hide something
To hide something behind a screen or curtain
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 Protected
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb screen meaning to block or protect keeps the old idea of a 'shield' or 'cover' that stands between someone and danger or view. That's why to screen a person or place is to hide or protect it from sight or harm.