Screen | Mean of screen in English Dictionary

/ˈskriːn/

• Noun
• the usually flat part of a television or computer monitor that shows the images or text
1. Don't sit too close to the screen or you'll get a headache.
2. A pop-up ad appeared on the screen.
3. a television/TV screen
4. a computer/display screen
• a large, flat, white surface on which images or movies are shown
1. When I go to the movies, I like to sit close to the screen.
• the art or profession of acting in movies
1. a star of stage and screen [=a famous actor who acts in plays and movies]
2. The two actors perform well together on screen. [=in movies or on TV]
3. a screen actor
4. She has tremendous screen presence. [=a powerful quality that attracts attention in movies]

• a sheet that is made of very small wire or plastic strings which are woven together and that is set in a frame in a window, door, etc., to let air in but keep insects out
1. a window screen
2. a screen door [=a door that has a screen built into it]
• something that is used to hide, protect, cover, or block a person or thing: such as
• a group of trees or plants that separates one area from another
1. We planted a screen of shrubs so the neighbors couldn't see into our yard.
• a large, thin piece of wood, paper, or cloth that is set in a frame and used to separate one room or part of a room from another
1. You can change your clothes behind the screen.
• something that hides the real nature of an activity, feeling, etc.
1. His activities were just a screen for his real plans.
• a planned action in some sports (such as basketball or ice hockey) in which a player or a player's view is legally blocked by an opponent
1. The goalie couldn't see the puck because of the screen.
• Verb
• to examine (people or things) in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose
1. A committee will screen candidates for the job, but the final hiring decision will be made by Ms. Brown.
2. someone who screens luggage at the airport [=someone who examines the luggage of airplane passengers in order to make sure that nothing dangerous is brought onto an airplane]
3. We screen the kids' music so that we can approve what they listen to.
4. He usually screens his (telephone/phone) calls. [=he usually lets his answering machine answer his phone so that he can hear who is calling before he decides to talk to whoever it is]
• to do a test on (someone) to find out if that person has or is likely to develop a disease
1. All blood donors are screened for AIDS.
2. She was screened for breast cancer.
• to do a test on (a person's blood, urine, etc.) to find out if the person has been using an illegal substance
1. All athletes will be screened for performance-enhancing drugs prior to the events.
• to show (a movie, television show, etc.) to the public on a screen
1. We'll be screening his latest film in two weeks.
• to hide, protect, cover, or block (someone or something) with a screen
1. I was screened by the cars so no one saw me.
2. The altar was screened.
3. We planted a row of shrubs to screen our backyard from the neighbors.
4. The goalie was screened on that play. [=players blocked the goalie from seeing the puck]
5. a screened porch [=a porch that has walls made of screens]
6. We try to screen our children from the violence on TV.
• to remove (someone or something that is not suitable for a particular purpose) from a group that is being examined
1. Not all students will be allowed to participate. Students receiving a D or lower will be screened out.
• to prevent (something harmful) from passing through
1. The lotion is supposed to screen out [=block] the sun's harmful rays.