See Also: screen 1, noun(dictionary)
on-screen(dictionary)
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screen(2)(dictionary)
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screen(medicine)
off-screen(dictionary)
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bar screen(medicine)
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screen 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?television/computer?
2 ?film?
3 ?movable wall?
4 ?something that hides?
5 ?test for illness?
6 ?door/window?
7 ?church?
8 ?sports?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: escren, from Middle Dutch scherm]
?TELEVISION/COMPUTER?
[C] the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears
-see also monitor monitor
::a computer with an 18-inch colour screen
::He went on staring at the TV screen .
on (a) screen
::Her picture appeared on the screen.
::It's easy to change the text on screen before printing it.
?FILM?
a) [C] the large white surface that pictures are shown on in a cinema
::He was horrified at some of the images he saw on the screen.
b) [singular, U] films in general
::This is the first time the play has been adapted for the big screen (=films) .
::a star of stage and screen (=the theatre and films)
on screen
::his first appearance on screen
::a well-known screen actor
?MOVABLE WALL?
[C] a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another
::There was a screen around his bed.
?SOMETHING THAT HIDES?
a) [C] something tall and wide that hides a place or thing
screen of
::The house was hidden behind a screen of bushes.
b) [singular] something that hides what someone is doing
screen for
::The business was just a screen for his drug-dealing activities.
?TEST FOR ILLNESS?
[C] BrE a medical test to see whether someone has an illness
American Equivalent: screening
::The company is offering a free health screen to all employees.
?DOOR/WINDOW?
[C] a wire net fastened inside a frame in front of a window or door to keep insects out
?CHURCH?
[C] a decorative wall in some churches
?SPORTS?
[C] a player in a game such as basketball who protects the player who has the ball
-see also smokescreen , sunscreen