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Screen

🔄 Synonyms of "Screen"

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coververbA lid.
shieldnounAnything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
sievenounA device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
testnounA challenge, trial.
concealmentnounThe condition of being hidden or concealed.
sortnounA general type.
blindnoun(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
silver screennoun(idiomatic, by extension) Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.
block outverb(transitive) to prevent from entering or penetrating.
screen doornoun(US) A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.
screen outverb(transitive, figuratively) To exclude selectively.
projection screenA projection screen is an installation consisting of a surface and a support structure used for displaying a projected image for the view of an audience.
crt screennoundisplay on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created
covertnoun(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
riddlenounA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

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WordDefinition
screen doornoun(US) A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.
covernounA lid.
screen outverb(transitive, figuratively) To exclude selectively.
sievenounA device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
shieldnounAnything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
silver screennoun(idiomatic, by extension) Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.
sortnounA general type.
testnounA challenge, trial.
block outverb(transitive) to prevent from entering or penetrating.
covertnounA covering.
concealmentnounThe condition of being hidden or concealed.
riddlenounA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
blindnounA movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
crt screennoundisplay on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created
projection screenA projection screen is an installation consisting of a surface and a support structure used for displaying a projected image for the view of an audience.
gatenounA doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
fencenounA thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
panenounAn individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
windownounAn opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
curtainnounA piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

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