Dictionary entry details
• SCREEN (noun)
Meaning:
A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
projection screen; screen; silver screen
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):
wide screen (a projection screen that is much wider than it is high)
Meaning:
Something that keeps things out or hinders sight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
screen; blind
Context example:
they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):
curtain; drape; drapery; mantle; pall (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
shutter (a hinged blind for a window)
window blind (a blind for privacy or to keep out light)
blinder; blinker; winker (blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side)
Meaning:
Display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
CRT screen; screen
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
display; video display (an electronic device that represents information in visual form)
Meronyms (parts of "screen"):
foreground ((computer science) a window for an active application)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):
background; desktop; screen background ((computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear)
computer display; computer screen (a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user)
Holonyms ("screen" is a part of...):
cathode-ray tube; CRT (a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen)
Meaning:
A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cover; concealment; covert; screen
Context examples:
they crouched behind the screen / under cover of darkness
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):
stalking-horse (screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game)
shoji (a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper)
camouflage (device or stratagem for concealment or deceit)
blind (a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters))
Meaning:
Protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
Meronyms (substance of "screen"):
screening (fabric of metal or plastic mesh)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):
fire screen; fireguard (a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks))
mosquito net (a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos)
windscreen; windshield (transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle)
smoke screen; smokescreen ((military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements)
window screen (screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window)
Holonyms ("screen" is a part of...):
screen; screen door (a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door)
Meaning:
A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sieve; screen
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
strainer (a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):
riddle (a coarse sieve (as for gravel))
sifter (a household sieve (as for flour))
Meaning:
A door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
screen door; screen
Context example:
he heard the screen slam as she left
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
door (a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle)
Meronyms (parts of "screen"):
screen (protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects))
Meaning:
Partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screen" is a kind of...):
divider; partition (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screen"):
altarpiece; reredos (a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table)
purdah (a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers)
rood screen (a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel)
• SCREEN (verb)
Meaning:
Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
screen; test
Context example:
screen the blood for the HIV virus
Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):
check (make an examination or investigation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Examine methodically
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
screen the suitcases
Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
"Screen" entails doing...:
do away with; eliminate; get rid of (terminate or take out)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Examine in order to test suitability
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
screen out; sieve; sort; screen
Context examples:
screen these samples / screen the job applicants
Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Project onto a screen for viewing
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
screen a film
Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):
show (make visible or noticeable)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue screen the movie
Meaning:
Prevent from entering
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
block out; screen
Context example:
block out the strong sunlight
Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):
block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "screen"):
shade (protect from light, heat, or view)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
riddle; screen
Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):
sieve; sift; strain (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
shield; screen
Hypernyms (to "screen" is one way to...):
protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
