NOUN
  • Definition - A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
  • Example - a fire screen
  • Definition - A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
  • Example - a fire screen
  • Definition - (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
  • Example - a drug screen, a genetic screen
  • Definition - Various forms or formats of information display
  • Example - a drug screen, a genetic screen
  • Definition - Definitions related to standing in the path of an opposing player
  • Example - a drug screen, a genetic screen
  • Definition - An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
  • Example - a drug screen, a genetic screen
  • Definition - A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
  • Example - a drug screen, a genetic screen
  • Definition - A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
  • Example - a drug screen, a genetic screen
  • Definition - A large scarf.
  • Example - a drug screen, a genetic screen
VERB
  • Definition - To filter by passing through a screen.
  • Example - Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
  • Definition - To shelter or conceal.
  • Example - Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
  • Definition - To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
  • Example - The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.
  • Definition - To present publicly (on the screen).
  • Example - The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.
  • Definition - To fit with a screen.
  • Example - We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
  • Definition - To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
  • Example - We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
  • Definition - To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
  • Example - We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
  • Definition - To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
  • Example - We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
  • Synonyms - pick
  • Definition - To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
  • Example - We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
censer 8 screen 8 secern 8
5 Letter Words
cense 7 ceres 7 scene 7 scree 7 ernes 5 sneer 5
4 Letter Words
cees 6 cere 6 recs 6 erne 4 erns 4 esne 4 rees 4 seen 4 seer 4 sene 4 sere 4
3 Letter Words
cee 5 rec 5 sec 5 ens 3 ere 3 ern 3 ers 3 nee 3 ree 3 res 3 see 3 sen 3 ser 3
2 Letter Words
en 2 er 2 es 2 ne 2 re 2
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