screen /skrin/
1. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
synset: screen, silver_screen, projection_screen
2. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
3. the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
synset: screen, CRT_screen
4. 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"
synset: screen, cover, covert, concealment
5. 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"
synset: screen
6. the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen"
synset: filmdom, screenland, screen
7. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
8. partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
synset: screen
1. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
2. examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
synset: screen
3. examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
synset: screen, screen_out, sieve, sort
4. project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film"
synset: screen
5. prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"
6. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
7. protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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