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screen

noun
  1. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    blind
  2. a protective covering consisting of netting
  3. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
    “a screen of trees afforded privacy”
    cover
  4. partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
  5. the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
  6. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
    silver screenprojection screen
  7. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting
    screen door
  8. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
    sieve
  9. the personnel of the film industry
    “a star of stage and screen”
    filmdomscreenland
verb
  1. examine methodically
    “screen the suitcases”
  2. protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
    shield
  3. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
    riddle
  4. prevent from entering
    bar
  5. project onto a screen for viewing
    “screen a film”
  6. examine in order to test suitability
    “screen these samples”
    sievesortscreen out
  7. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
    “screen the blood for the HIV virus”
    test