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screen



I - noun
1. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing (Freq. 4)
Syn:
silver screen, projection screen
Hypernyms:
surface
Hyponyms:
wide screen
2. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight (Freq. 3)
- they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
Syn:
blind
Hypernyms:
protective covering, protective cover, protection
Hyponyms:
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall,
shutter, window blind, winker, blinker, blinder
3. the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube (Freq. 2)
Syn:
CRT screen
Hypernyms:
display, video display
Hyponyms:
background, desktop, screen background, computer screen, computer display
Part Holonyms:
cathode-ray tube, CRT
Part Meronyms:
foreground
4. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something (Freq. 2)
- 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
Syn:
cover, covert, concealment
Derivationally related forms:
cover (for: cover)
Hypernyms:
covering
Hyponyms:
blind, camouflage, shoji, stalking-horse
5. a protective covering consisting of netting;
can be mounted in a frame (Freq. 1)
- they put screens in the windows for protection against insects
- a metal screen protected the observers
Hypernyms:
protective covering, protective cover, protection
Hyponyms:
fire screen, fireguard, mosquito net, smoke screen, smokescreen,
window screen, windshield, windscreen
Part Holonyms:
screen door
Substance Meronyms:
screening
6. the personnel of the film industry
- a star of stage and screen
Syn:
filmdom, screenland
Hypernyms:
film industry, movie industry
7. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
Syn:
sieve
Derivationally related forms:
sieve (for: sieve), sift (for: sieve)
Hypernyms:
strainer
Hyponyms:
riddle, sifter
8. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting;
used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
- he heard the screen slam as she left
Syn:
screen door
Hypernyms:
door
9. partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
Hypernyms:
partition, divider
Hyponyms:
altarpiece, reredos, purdah, rood screen

II - verb
1. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection (Freq. 2)
- screen the blood for the HIV virus
Syn:
test
Hypernyms:
check
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. examine methodically (Freq. 2)
- screen the suitcases
Derivationally related forms:
screener, screening
Hypernyms:
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Entailment:
extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. examine in order to test suitability
- screen these samples
- screen the job applicants
Syn:
screen out, sieve, sort
Derivationally related forms:
sort (for: sort), screening, screener
Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. project onto a screen for viewing
- screen a film
Derivationally related forms:
screening
Hypernyms:
show
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue screen the movie
5. prevent from entering
- block out the strong sunlight
Syn:
block out
Hypernyms:
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam,
block, close up
Hyponyms:
shade
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
Syn:
riddle
Derivationally related forms:
riddle (for: riddle)
Hypernyms:
sift, sieve, strain
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
Syn:
shield
Derivationally related forms:
screening, shield (for: shield), shielder (for: shield), shielding (for: shield)
Hypernyms:
protect
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

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