Screen
/skɹiːn/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Screen
noun
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
"a fire screen"
- A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
"a drug screen, a genetic screen"
- Various forms or formats of information display
- Definitions related to standing in the path of an opposing player
verb
- To filter by passing through a screen.
"Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel."
- To shelter or conceal.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
"The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing."
- To present publicly (on the screen).
"The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight."
- To fit with a screen.
"We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy."
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