SCREEN

SCREEN 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
  2. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
  3. the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
  4. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

💬 Examples

  • "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
  • "a screen of trees afforded privacy"
  • "under cover of darkness"
  • "can be mounted in a frame"
verb
  1. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
  2. examine methodically
  3. examine in order to test suitability
  4. project onto a screen for viewing

💬 Examples

  • "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
  • "screen the suitcases"
  • "screen these samples"
  • "screen the job applicants"
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