Definitions for SCREEN
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. screen, silver screen, projection screen(noun)

   a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

2. blind, screen(noun)

   a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

   "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

3. screen, CRT screen(noun)

   the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube

4. screen, cover, covert, concealment(noun)

   a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

   "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

5. screen(noun)

   a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame

   "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"

6. filmdom, screenland, screen(noun)

   the personnel of the film industry

   "a star of stage and screen"

7. sieve, screen(noun)

   a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

8. screen door, screen(noun)

   a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door

   "he heard the screen slam as she left"

9. screen(verb)

   partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

10. screen, test(verb)

    test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

    "screen the blood for the HIV virus"

11. screen(verb)

    examine methodically

    "screen the suitcases"

12. screen, screen out, sieve, sort(verb)

    examine in order to test suitability

    "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

13. screen(verb)

    project onto a screen for viewing

    "screen a film"

14. screen, block out(verb)

    prevent from entering

    "block out the strong sunlight"

15. riddle, screen(verb)

    separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

16. shield, screen(verb)

    protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

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1. Screen(n.)

   a netting, usu. of metal, contained in a frame, used mostly in windows or doors to allow in fresh air while excluding insects. -- Screen door, a door of which half or more is composed of a screen. -- Screen window, a screen inside a frame, fitted for insertion into a window frame.

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

2. Screen(n.)

   The surface of an electronic device, as a television set or computer monitor, on which a visible image is formed. The screen is frequently the surface of a cathode-ray tube containing phosphors excited by the electron beam, but other methods for causing an image to appear on the screen are also used, as in flat-panel displays.

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

3. Screen(n.)

   The motion-picture industry; motion pictures.

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

4. Screen(v. t.)

   to examine a group of objects methodically, to separate them into groups or to select one or more for some purpose. As: (a) To inspect the qualifications of candidates for a job, to select one or more to be hired. (b) (Biochem., Med.) to test a large number of samples, in order to find those having specific desirable properties; as, to screen plant extracts for anticancer agents.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. screen(Noun)

   A physical divider intended to block an area from view.

2. screen(Noun)

   A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.

3. screen(Noun)

   The informational viewing area of electronic output devices; the result of the output.

4. screen(Noun)

   The viewing area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation

5. screen(Noun)

   An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

6. screen(Noun)

   The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects

   Jones caught the foul up against the screen.

7. screen(Noun)

   In mining and quarries, a frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.

8. screen(Noun)

   A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.

9. screen(Noun)

   A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.

10. screen(Verb)

    To filter by passing through a screen.

    Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.

11. screen(Verb)

    To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing

    The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.

12. screen(Verb)

    To present publicly (on the screen).

    The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.

13. screen(Verb)

    To fit with a screen.

    We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Screen(noun)

   anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

2. Screen(noun)

   a dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

3. Screen(noun)

   a surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

4. Screen(noun)

   a long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

5. Screen(verb)

   to provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

6. Screen(verb)

   to pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift

   Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]

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1. Screen

   Screen is a journal of film and television studies based at the John Logie Baird Centre at the University of Glasgow and published by Oxford University Press. It is co-edited by John Caughie, Alan Durant, Simon Frith, Sandra Kemp, Norman King, and Annette Kuhn.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Screen

   skrēn, n. that which shelters from danger or observation, that which protects from heat, cold, or the sun: (Scot.) a large scarf: an enclosure or partition of wood, stone, or metal work, common in churches, shutting off chapels from the nave, separating the nave from the choir, &c.: a coarse riddle for sifting coal, &c.—v.t. to shelter or conceal: to pass through a coarse riddle.—n. Screen′ing-machine′, an apparatus for sifting coal.—n.pl. Screen′ings, the refuse matter after sifting. [O. Fr. escren (Fr. écran), from Old High Ger. scranna, a court; Ger. schranne, a bench.]

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1. screen

   [Atari ST demoscene] One demoeffect or one screenful of them. Probably comes from old Sierra-style adventures or shoot-em-ups where one travels from one place to another one screenful at a time.

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1. screen

   1. An arrangement of ships, aircraft and/or submarines to protect a main body or convoy. 2. In cartography, a sheet of transparent film, glass, or plastic carrying a

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1. Screen

   Screen Inc. developed one of the top-rated neuropsychological tests in the U.S. - the Computer-Administered Neuropsychological Screen for Mild Cognitive Impairment (CANS-MCI).Development took over 7 years before the tests became commercially available due to an extensive evaluation of doctors’ needs, the special needs of geriatric patients, the capabilities of computers when used by computer illiterate patients, and the most rigorous possible test validation procedures.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SCREEN' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2178

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SCREEN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2585

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SCREEN' in Nouns Frequency: #821

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SCREEN' in Verbs Frequency: #1052

Anagrams for SCREEN »

1. scener

2. censer

How to pronounce SCREEN?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SCREEN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SCREEN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of SCREEN in a Sentence

1. Chris Pine:

   The mass audience doesn't want to see you if you aren't perfect. If you don't look a certain way, if you don't have big pecs and great skin and the perfect eyes. And it's unfortunate, because kids are growing up with body image dysmorphia because not everyone is represented on the screen.

2. Dipesh Navsaria:

   This is why, for example, if you look at the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines on digital media screen time, so much emphasis now is not on the number of hours. Little Shop of Stories's on the parent or other caregiver being involved and engaged with children, because children need someone to help them make sense of what they're seeing, whether Little Shop of Stories's on the screen or what they're walking around or whether Little Shop of Stories's a book.

3. Dominik Bach:

   When we talk about reducing fear memory, we’re not talking about deleting the memory of what actually happened, the participants may not forget that they received a shock when the screen was red, but they ‘forget’ to be instinctively scared when they next see a red screen. Learning to fear threats is an important ability … helping us to avoid dangers. (But) over-prediction of threat can cause tremendous suffering and distress in anxiety disorders such as PTSD.

4. Deborah Nichols:

   When you don't have a lot of resources in the home or a lot of resources to do things outside the home, you're going to spend more time with the resources that you do have, it's an affordable, accessible source of informal learning and a form of entertainment, and I think that's a main reason Deborah Nichols see these differences in screen use between lower-income and higher-income kids.

5. Whitney Cummings:

   In April I accidentally posted an insta story that showed nipple, once I realized, I deleted. The people who took screen grabs are trying to get money from me, some said they have offers to sell them, some are asking for money to not post the photo.

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