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screen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | concealment, cover, covert |
| Type of | covering |
| Has types | blind, camouflage, shoji, stalking-horse |
a screen of trees afforded privacy.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | filmdom, screenland |
| Type of | film industry, movie industry |
a star of stage and screen.
screen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | projection screen, silver screen |
| Type of | surface |
| Has types | wide screen |
screen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crt screen |
| Type of | video display, display |
| Has types | computer screen, background, computer display, screen background, desktop |
screen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blind |
| Type of | protective covering, protective cover, protection |
| Has types | pall, shutter, window blind, blinker, drapery, drape, mantle, curtain, blinder, winker |
screen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | protection, protective cover, protective covering |
| Has types | fire screen, windshield, windscreen, window screen, mosquito net, smoke screen, fireguard, smokescreen |
they put screens in the windows for protection against insects.
a metal screen protected the observers.
screen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | divider, partition |
| Has types | reredos, purdah, rood screen, altarpiece |
Examples of screen
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A window screen was removed and the glass broken to gain entrance into the room.
From the dailyherald.com
The walls are lined with big screen televisions, including a 50-foot media wall.
From the orlandosentinel.com
We had to stop a few complicated yoga poses to look back at our computer screen.
From the online.wsj.com
When Betty White is on screen, the emotions are real, and she's on screen a lot.
From the post-gazette.com
When we sent out invitations in December, he was not really on the radar screen.
From the theatlantic.com
Do not wear sun screen or block unless you plan a vacation in the Sahara Desert.
From the latimes.com
It was past 9 p.m., and what we could make out on the screen wasn't encouraging.
From the businessweek.com
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 will also offer a touch screen and slide-out keyboard.
From the businessweek.com
One click on the remote takes viewers from sports channels to on-screen betting.
From the businessweek.com
- Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
- A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- Examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
- Blind: a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
- The display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- 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"
- The screen is a device used in some tournaments in duplicate bridge that visually separates partners at the table from each other, in order to reduce the exchange of unauthorized information. ...
- In ice hockey, a screen is when a player is obstructing the goaltender's view of the puck. The word can also be used as a verb, commonly "don't screen the goaltender", or "the goalie was screened". ...
- Blend modes in digital image editing are used to determine how two Layers are blended into each other. The default blend mode in most applications is simply to hide the lower layer with whatever is present in the top layer. ...
