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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 screens
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The screens that are part of the first round of work have been there since 1992.
From the dailyherald.com
Metal screens seem to work somewhat better than plastic and are easier to clean.
From the ocregister.com
Advantages of plastic screens include being lighter and less fragile than glass.
From the latimes.com
Like larger LCDs, these screens display crisp images in up to 17 million colors.
From the forbes.com
The company aims to roll out up to 50 screens this year and 200 screens by 2011.
From the latimes.com
Virtual mirror technology also means those 3D wall screens augment your reality.
From the nzherald.co.nz
They have child-proof screens on top that keep out mosquitoes, bugs and animals.
From the stltoday.com
During the hunt, the view into the cove is usually blocked by tarpaulin screens.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Many more have been sunk by the difficulty of adapting software for two screens.
From the sacbee.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. ...
