screen

/skɹiːn/ · noun

Meaning

A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
(by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
Various forms or formats of information display
Definitions related to standing in the path of an opposing player
An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
To filter by passing through a screen.
To shelter or conceal.
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
To present publicly (on the screen).
To fit with a screen.
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.

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