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SCREEN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

Example:

they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet

Synonyms:

blind; screen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):

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)

blinder; blinker; winker (blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side)

Derivation:

screen (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)

screen (prevent from entering)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame

Example:

a metal screen protected the observers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Meronyms (substance of "screen"):

screening (fabric of metal or plastic mesh)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):

fire screen; fireguard (a metal screen before an 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)

windscreen; windshield (transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle)

Holonyms ("screen" is a part of...):

screen door (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)

Derivation:

screen (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

Example:

the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background

Synonyms:

concealment; cover; covert; screen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):

stalking-horse (screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game)

shoji (a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper)

camouflage (device or stratagem for concealment or deceit)

blind (a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

divider; partition (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):

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; separates the nave from the choir or chancel)

Derivation:

screen (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube

Synonyms:

CRT screen; screen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

display; video display (an electronic device that represents information in visual form)

Meronyms (parts of "screen"):

foreground ((computer science) a window for an active application)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):

background; desktop; screen background ((computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear)

computer display; computer screen (a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user)

Holonyms ("screen" is a 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)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

Synonyms:

projection screen; screen; silver screen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):

wide screen (a projection screen that is much wider than it is high)

Derivation:

screen (project onto a screen for viewing)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

Synonyms:

screen; sieve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

strainer (a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):

riddle (a coarse sieve (as for gravel))

sifter (a household sieve (as for flour))

Derivation:

screen (separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff)

Sense 8

Meaning:

The personnel of the film industry

Example:

a star of stage and screen

Synonyms:

filmdom; screen; screenland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):

film industry; movie industry (the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Examine methodically

Example:

screen the suitcases

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):

analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)

"Screen" entails doing...:

do away with; eliminate; extinguish; get rid of (terminate, end, or take out)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

Synonyms:

screen; shield

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):

protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

screening (the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it)

screen (partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)

screen (a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame)

screen (a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

Synonyms:

riddle; screen

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):

sieve; sift; strain (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

screen (a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Prevent from entering

Example:

block out the strong sunlight

Synonyms:

block out; screen

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):

block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "screen"):

shade (protect from light, heat, or view)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

screen (a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Project onto a screen for viewing

Example:

screen a film

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):

show (make visible or noticeable)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue screen the movie

Derivation:

screen (a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing)

screening (the display of a motion picture)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Examine in order to test suitability

Example:

screen the job applicants

Synonyms:

screen; screen out; sieve; sort

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

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)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

Example:

screen the blood for the HIV virus

Synonyms:

screen; test

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):

check (make an examination or investigation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Credits

 Context examples: 

Your newborn infant has screening tests before leaving the hospital.

(Newborn Screening, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

No tumor is found in the thyroid but abnormal cells are found by screening tests.

(Neoplastic C-Cell Hyperplasia, NCI Dictionary)

It is an aromatic sulfonamide hydroxamate initially found in a screen for inhibitors of the tumorigenic phenotype of K-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells.

(Oxamflatin, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used as a screening test and to monitor heparin therapy.

(Partial Thromboplastin Time, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

For eighteen years I have screened him at the expense of everything which a man could sacrifice.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The fog still hung about and screened us with its friendly shade.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A screening tool developed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Management Panel used to identify patient problems in five categories.

(NCCN Guidelines Distress Management Problem List Screening Tool Version 1.2011, NCI Thesaurus)

A single-item question screening tool developed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Management Panel used to identify patient distress coming from any source.

(NCCN Guidelines Distress Management Distress Thermometer Screening Tool Version 1.2011, NCI Thesaurus)

These studies test new methods of screening, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a disease.

(Clinical study, NCI Dictionary)

Guidelines developed to help health care professionals and patients make decisions about screening, prevention, or treatment of a specific health condition.

(Clinical practice guidelines, NCI Dictionary)

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