Dictionary definition · screen
noun
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight"they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something"a screen of trees afforded privacy"
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame"they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"
- the personnel of the film industry"a star of stage and screen"
verb
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection"screen the blood for the HIV virus"
- examine methodically"screen the suitcases"
- examine in order to test suitability"screen these samples"
- project onto a screen for viewing"screen a film"
- prevent from entering"block out the strong sunlight"
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).