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| Sounds | skriy'n |
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| Rhymes | Aberdeen, Abilene, acetylcholine, and 182 more rhymes in iyn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing. |
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| Synonyms | silver screen, projection screen |
| Narrower | wide screen |
| Broader | surface |
| Verbs | screen |
| Meaning | Something that keeps things out or hinders sight. |
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| Synonyms | blind |
| Narrower | curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall; shutter; window blind; winker, blinker, blinder |
| Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection |
| Verbs | screen; screen |
| Meaning | Display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created. |
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| Synonyms | CRT screen |
| Part of | cathode-ray tube, CRT |
| Parts | foreground |
| Narrower | background, desktop, screen background; computer screen, computer display |
| Broader | display |
| Meaning | A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. |
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| Examples | "they crouched behind the screen" |
| Synonyms | cover, covert, concealment |
| Narrower | blind; camouflage; shoji; stalking-horse |
| Broader | covering |
| Meaning | Protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects). |
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| Part of | screen door, screen |
| Narrower | fire screen, fireguard; mosquito net; smoke screen, smokescreen; window screen; windshield, windscreen |
| Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection |
| Substances | screening |
| Meaning | A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. |
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| Synonyms | sieve |
| Narrower | riddle; sifter |
| Broader | strainer |
| Verbs | screen |
| Meaning | A door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door. |
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| Examples | "he heard the screen slam as she left" |
| Synonyms | screen door |
| Parts | screen |
| Broader | door |
| Verbs | screen |
| Meaning | Partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space. |
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| Narrower | altarpiece, reredos; purdah; rood screen |
| Broader | partition, divider |
| Verbs | screen |
| Meaning | Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "screen the blood for the HIV virus" |
| Synonyms | test |
| Broader | check |
| Meaning | Examine methodically. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "screen the suitcases" |
| Entails | eliminate, get rid of, do away with |
| Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas |
| Nouns | screener; screening |
| Meaning | Examine in order to test suitability. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" |
| Synonyms | screen out, sieve, sort |
| Broader | choose, take, select, pick out |
| Nouns | screener; screening |
| Meaning | Project onto a screen for viewing. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | Sam and Sue screen the movie |
| Examples | "screen a film" |
| Broader | show |
| Nouns | screen; screening |
| Meaning | Prevent from entering. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | block out |
| Narrower | shade |
| Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up |
| Nouns | screen |
| Meaning | Separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | riddle |
| Broader | sift, sieve, strain |
| Nouns | screen |
| Meaning | Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | shield |
| Broader | protect |
| Nouns | screening; screen; screen; screen |