Sounds | skriy'n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing. | |
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Synonyms | silver screen, projection screen | |
Narrower | wide screen | A projection screen that is much wider than it is high |
Broader | surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
Spanish | pantalla de proyección, pantalla | |
Catalan | pantalla de projecció, pantalla | |
Verbs | screen | project onto a screen for viewing |
Meaning | A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight. | |
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Synonym | blind | |
Narrower | curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) |
shutter | A hinged blind for a window | |
window blind | A blind for privacy or to keep out light | |
winker, blinker, blinder | blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side | |
Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
Spanish | cortina, pantalla, persiana | |
Catalan | pantalla, persiana | |
Verbs | screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
screen | prevent from entering |
Meaning | The display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube. | |
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Synonym | CRT screen | |
Part of | cathode-ray tube, CRT | A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
Parts | foreground | (computer science) a window for an active application |
Narrower | background, desktop, screen background | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear |
computer screen, computer display | A screen used to display the output / output of a computer to the user | |
Broader | display, video display | An electronic device that represents information in visual form |
Meaning | A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. | |
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Example | "a screen of trees afforded privacy" | |
Synonyms | cover, covert, concealment | |
Narrower | blind | A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters) |
camouflage | device or stratagem for concealment or deceit | |
shoji | A translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper | |
stalking-horse | screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | |
Broader | covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
Spanish | pantalla | |
Catalan | pantalla |
Meaning | A protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame. | |
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Examples |
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Part of | screen door | A door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting |
Narrower | fire screen, fireguard | A metal screen before an open / open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) |
mosquito net | A fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos | |
smoke screen, smokescreen | (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements | |
window screen | screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window | |
windshield, windscreen | transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | |
Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
Substances | screening | Fabric of metal or plastic mesh |
Verbs | screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
Meaning | The personnel of the film industry. | |
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Example | "a star of stage and screen" | |
Synonyms | filmdom, screenland | |
Broader | film industry, movie industry | The entertainment industries involved in producing / producing and distributing movies |
Meaning | A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. | |
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Synonym | sieve | |
Narrower | riddle | A coarse sieve (as for gravel) |
sifter | A household sieve (as for flour) | |
Broader | strainer | A filter to retain larger / larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids / liquids pass through |
Spanish | cedazo, colador, pantalla, tamizado, tamiz, zaranda | |
Catalan | colador, garbell, pantalla, sedàs, tamís | |
Verbs | screen | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff |
Meaning | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space. | |
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Narrower | altarpiece, reredos | A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table |
purdah | A screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers | |
rood screen | A screen in a church | |
Broader | partition, divider | A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) |
Verbs | screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
Meaning | Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "screen the blood for the HIV virus" | |
Synonym | test | |
Broader | check | make an examination or investigation |
Spanish | analizar |
Meaning | Examine methodically. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "screen the suitcases" | |
Entails | extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with | Terminate, end, or take out |
Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
Nouns | screener | a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint |
screening | testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics / characteristics |
Meaning | Examine in order to test suitability. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | screen out, sieve, sort | |
Broader | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
Spanish | cribar, ordenar, tamizar | |
Nouns | screener | a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint |
screening | testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics / characteristics |
Meaning | Project onto a screen for viewing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | Sam and Sue screen the movie | |
Example | "screen a film" | |
Broader | show | make visible or noticeable |
Spanish | proyectar | |
Nouns | screen | a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing |
screening | the display of a motion picture |
Meaning | prevent from entering. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonym | block out | |
Narrower | shade | protect from light, heat / heat, or view |
Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up | Block passage through |
Spanish | cubrir, proteger | |
Catalan | cobrir, protegir | |
Nouns | screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight |
Meaning | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | riddle | |
Broader | sift, sieve, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements |
Spanish | cribar | |
Catalan | crivellar, garbellar, porgar | |
Nouns | screen | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
Meaning | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | shield | |
Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
Spanish | escudar, proteger | |
Catalan | escudar | |
Nouns | screen | a protective covering consisting of netting |
screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | |
screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight | |
screening | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it |
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