Unscramble screens

Definition of screen

noun:

• a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing. Synonyms: projection screen, silver screen.
• a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet". Synonyms: blind.
• the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube. Synonyms: CRT screen.
• 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". Synonyms: concealment, cover, covert.
• 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".
• the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen". Synonyms: filmdom, screenland.
• a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. Synonyms: sieve.
• 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". Synonyms: screen door.
• partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space.

verb:

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus". Synonyms: test.
• examine methodically; "screen the suitcases".
• examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples", "screen the job applicants". Synonyms: screen out, sieve, sort.
• project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film".
• prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight". Synonyms: block out.
• separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. Synonyms: riddle.
• protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. Synonyms: shield.

Related words

altarpiece, background, blind, blinder, blinker, camouflage, curtain, desktop, drape, drapery, fireguard, mantle, pall, purdah, reredos, riddle, shade, shoji, shutter, sifter, smokescreen, windscreen, windshield, winker.

Words nearby

scree, screed.

Rhymes with

achene, amine, aquamarine, athene, baleen, bean, benzene, between, between, brigantine, caffeine, canteen, careen, casein, citrine, clean, colleen, convene, cuisine, dean.