Sekirov Dictionary

screen

/ˈskɹiːn/

noun24

  1. A physical barrier that shelters or hides.
  2. a flat surface that shows pictures and words on a phone, computer or television
  3. A surface on which various forms or formats of information are displayed.
  4. The viewing surface or area of a movie or of a moving picture or slide presentation.
  5. One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
  6. The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
  7. A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
  8. A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
  9. A stand of trees or other plants that can block wind.
  10. A military or nautical formation that blocks or separates; a collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
  11. (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
  12. Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
  13. A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
  14. A system intended to separate something into groups based on various criteria.
  15. A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
  16. A mesh layer in a window or doorway that lets in fresh air but keeps out pests.
  17. A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
  18. The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
  19. A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
  20. A room in a cinema.
  21. An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
  22. Ellipsis of screen pass.
  23. An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
  24. (Scotland, no longer used) A large scarf.

verb10

  1. To filter by passing through a screen.
  2. To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
  3. To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
  4. To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
  5. (figurative) To filter.
  6. to show a movie or television program to the public
  7. to hide or protect someone or something by standing or placing something in front of them
  8. To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
  9. To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
  10. To fit with a screen.
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Phrases with screen

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