screen Definition

screen
noun

1. A movable set of foldable hinged panels, used to partition off part of a room for privacy.
2. A single panel used for protection against strong heat or light, or any other outside influence.

Thesaurus: shield, barrier, partition, guard.
3. A windscreen.
4. A sheltering row of trees, shrubs, etc.
5. A wire netting placed over windows for keeping out insects.
6. A coarse sifting apparatus or utensil.
7. A partition used to separate off a church choir or side chapel, usually from the nave.
8. The wide end of a TV set on which the images are formed.
9. A white surface onto which films or slides are projected.
10. The medium of cinema or television.

Example: She is a star of the stage and the screen
Form: the screen
11. photog.
A glass plate with a coarse surface on which the image of a photographed object is focused.
12. printing.
A glass plate with dots or closely-scored lines of a given coarseness or frequency for printing half-tone photographs.
13. cricket.
A sight-screen.
14. electronics.
A screen grid.
15. military.
A body of troops or formation of ships surrounding the bulk of the army or fleet as a cover or protection for its activity.

verb screened, screening

1. To shelter or conceal.

Thesaurus: conceal, hide, veil, mask, cloak, conceal, cover, hide, shroud.
2. To sift coarsely.
3. To subject someone to tests in order to discern their ability, reliability, worthiness, etc.
4. To test someone in order to check for the presence of disease.
5. To show or project (a film, programme, etc) at the cinema or on TV.
6. To make a motion picture or film of something.

Derivative: screener
noun

Derivative: screening
noun

Etymology: 14c: from French escran.

Phrasal Verb: screen something off

To separate or partition it with a screen.