Screen

/skɹiːn/

The meaning and definition of Screen, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To filter by passing through a screen.
    “Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.”
  2. To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
    “The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.”
noun
  1. (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
    “a drug screen, a genetic screen”
  2. A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
    “a fire screen”
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