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31screen — I n. 1)to put up a screen 2) a radar; smoke; television, TV screen 3) a screen between 4) on a screen (there was no picture on the TV screen) II v. (D; tr.) to screen from * * * [skriːn] TV screen smoke …
32screen — 1 /skri:n/ noun 1 TELEVISION/COMPUTER (C) the flat glass part of a television or computer: This popular show will be back on your screens in the autumn. | on screen (=on a computer screen): It s easy to change the text on screen before printing… …
33screen — be·screen; re·screen; screen·able; screen; screen·er; screen·less; tele·screen; un·screen; mul·ti·screen; pre·screen; screen·ful; …
34screen — screenable, adj. screener, n. screenless, adj. screenlike, adj. /skreen/, n. 1. a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc. 2. a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as… …
35screen — 01. Someone told me that the rays coming off the [screen] of your computer can be dangerous for your health. 02. Who has been putting their dirty hands on the computer [screen]? 03. Marly won tickets to a special [screening] of the new The Lord… …
36screen — {{11}}screen (n.) mid 14c., upright piece of furniture providing protection from heat of a fire, drafts, etc., probably from an aphetic (Anglo French?) variant of O.N.Fr. escren, O.Fr. escran a screen against heat (early 14c.), perhaps from M.Du …
37screen — n. & v. n. 1 a fixed or movable upright partition for separating, concealing, or sheltering from draughts or excessive heat or light. 2 a thing used as a shelter, esp. from observation. 3 a a measure adopted for concealment. b the protection… …
38screen — 1. A sheet of any substance used to shield an object from any influence, such as heat, light, x rays, etc. 2. A sheet upon which an image is projected. 3. Formerly, to make a fluoroscopic examination. 4. In psychoanalysis, concealment, as one… …
39screen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. partition, curtain, shield, mask, protection, shelter; netting, mesh; sieve, sifter, bolter; cinema, motion pictures, silver screen. v. t. shelter, shield, protect, hide, conceal, veil, shroud; sift,… …
40screen*/*/ — [skriːn] noun I 1) [C] the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where words and pictures are shown Suddenly the screen went blank.[/ex] 2) [C] the flat surface in a cinema where the picture is shown a new 14… …
