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| n. (artifact) | 1. projection screen, screen, silver screen | a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing. |
| ~ surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" |
| ~ wide screen | a projection screen that is much wider than it is high. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. blind, screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| ~ curtain, drape, drapery, pall, mantle | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ shutter | a hinged blind for a window. |
| ~ window blind | a blind for privacy or to keep out light. |
| ~ blinder, winker, blinker | blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. crt screen, screen | the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube. |
| ~ screen background, desktop, background | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ computer display, computer screen | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user. |
| ~ video display, display | an electronic device that represents information in visual form. |
| ~ foreground | (computer science) a window for an active application. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. concealment, cover, covert, screen | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something.; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" |
| ~ blind | a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters).; "he waited impatiently in the blind" |
| ~ camouflage | device or stratagem for concealment or deceit. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ shoji | a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper. |
| ~ stalking-horse | screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. screen | a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame.; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ screen door, screen | 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.; "he heard the screen slam as she left" |
| ~ screening | fabric of metal or plastic mesh. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ windscreen, windshield | transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle. |
| n. (group) | 6. filmdom, screen, screenland | the personnel of the film industry.; "a star of stage and screen" |
| ~ film industry, movie industry | the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. screen, sieve | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. |
| ~ riddle | a coarse sieve (as for gravel). |
| ~ sifter | a household sieve (as for flour). |
| ~ strainer | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. 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.; "he heard the screen slam as she left" |
| ~ door | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" |
| ~ screen | a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame.; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space. |
| ~ altarpiece, reredos | a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table. |
| ~ partition, divider | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another). |
| ~ 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. |
| v. (social) | 10. screen, test | test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" |
| ~ check | make an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. screen | examine methodically.; "screen the suitcases" |
| ~ do away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish | terminate, end, or take out.; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| v. (social) | 12. screen, screen out, sieve, sort | examine in order to test suitability.; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| v. (perception) | 13. screen | project onto a screen for viewing.; "screen a film" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| v. (contact) | 14. block out, screen | prevent from entering.; "block out the strong sunlight" |
| ~ obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block | block passage through.; "obstruct the path" |
| ~ shade | protect from light, heat, or view.; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" |
| v. (contact) | 15. riddle, screen | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. |
| ~ sift, sieve, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour" |
| v. (competition) | 16. screen, shield | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. |
| ~ protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| drapery | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). |
| ~ screen, blind | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| ~ drop cloth, drop curtain, drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery. |
| ~ eyelet, eyehole | a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar. |
| ~ festoon | a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves. |
| ~ frontal | a drapery that covers the front of an altar. |
| ~ furnishing | (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable. |
| ~ portiere | a heavy curtain hung across a doorway. |
| ~ shower curtain | a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area. |
| ~ theater curtain, theatre curtain | a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. drapery | cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| drape | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. drape | the manner in which fabric hangs or falls.; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" |
| ~ fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. drape | a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| v. (contact) | 3. drape | arrange in a particular way.; "drape a cloth" |
| ~ fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other.; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (contact) | 4. drape | place casually.; "The cat draped herself on the sofa" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (contact) | 5. cloak, clothe, drape, robe | cover as if with clothing.; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" |
| ~ spread over, cover | form a cover over.; "The grass covered the grave" |
| v. (contact) | 6. drape | cover or dress loosely with cloth.; "drape the statue with a sheet" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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