a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable

partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from

view
2: something that shelters, protects, or hides: such as
a: a growth or stand of trees, shrubs, or plants
b: a protective formation of troops, ships, or planes
c: something that covers or disguises the true nature
(as of an activity or feeling)his geniality is just a screen
d(1): a maneuver in various sports (such as basketball
or ice hockey) whereby an opponent is legally impeded
or the opponent's view of the play is momentarily
blocked
(2): SCREEN PASS
3a: a perforated plate or cylinder or a meshed wire or
cloth fabric usually mounted and used to separate
coarser from finer parts
b: a system for examining and separating into different
groups
c: a piece of apparatus designed to prevent agencies in
one part from affecting other partsan optical screen
d: a frame holding a usually metallic netting used
especially in a window or door to exclude pests (such
as insects)
4a: a flat surface on which a picture or series of
pictures is projected or reflected
b: the surface on which the image appears in an
electronic display (as in a television set, radar receiver,
or computer terminal)also : the information displayed
on a computer screen at one time
5: a glass plate ruled with crossing opaque lines
through which an image is photographed in making a
halftone
6: the motion-picture medium or industry
2a: to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a
screen
b: to separate with or as if with a screenalso : to shield
(an opponent) from a play or from view of a play
3a: to pass (something, such as coal, gravel, or ashes)
through a screen to separate the fine part from the
coarsealso : to remove by a screen
b(1): to examine usually methodically in order to make
a separation into different groups
(2): to select or eliminate by a screening process
(3): to test or examine for the presence of something
(such as a disease)patients were screened for hepatitis
4: to provide with a screen to keep out pests (such as
insects)
5a(1): to present (something, such as a motion picture)
for viewing on a screen
(2): to view the presentation of (something, such as a
motion picture)
b: to present in a motion picture
intransitive verb
1: to appear on a motion-picture screen
2: to provide a screen in a game or sport
Verb
 screenable \ ˈskrē-nə-bəl \ adjective
screener noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for screen
Synonyms: Noun
 big screen,
 cinema,
 film,
 filmdom,
 filmland,
 filmmaking,
 movie,
 moviemaking,
 pictures,
 silver screen
Synonyms: Verb
 bulwark,
 cover,
 defend,
 fence,
 fend,