|
|
screen
|
|
- pronunciation:
- skrin
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a closely woven wire mesh. Screens can be used to filter liquid or grains, or to keep insects from entering through windows or doors.
If you don't close the screen, flies will come into the house.
|
| definition 2: |
the flat surface on electronic devices such as televisions, computers, or phones on which you see text or images.
Their new TV has a very wide screen.
|
| definition 3: |
anything that shields, hides, or protects.
The tall hedge acted as a screen around the yard.- synonyms:
- cover, curtain, mask, protection, shield
|
| definition 4: |
a large white surface on which movies, pictures, or other images can be shown.
|
| definition 5: |
a flat, upright object like a thin wall that is used to create privacy or divide a room. Screens can be moved to different places.
- similar words:
- partition
|
| related words: |
ambush, cloud, defense, display, filter, guard, lattice, mesh, monitor, veil, wall |
|
|
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
screens, screening, screened |
| definition 1: |
to hide from view.
We hoped the trees would screen us from his view.- synonyms:
- hide, mask
- similar words:
- camouflage, cloak, cloud, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, protect, shade, shelter, veil
|
| definition 2: |
to separate out.
She screens her phone calls.- similar words:
- evaluate, filter, sift, sort
|
| definition 3: |
to project on a screen.
The theater is screening the movie three times a day.- similar words:
- present, preview, project, show
|
| related words: |
hide, obscure, obstruct, shield |
| derivations: |
screenlike (adj.), screener (n.) |
|
|