screen

Universal Words noun, verb noun of tv / computer 1 [C] the flat surface at the front of a television or computer, on which you see pictures or information: a computer / radar screen * a monitor with a 21 inch screen * They were staring at the television screen. * Move your cursor to the top of the screen. * the screen display / image * Can you do a printout of this screen for me (= of all the information on it)? seealsoON-SCREEN films / movies / tv 2 [C] the large flat surface that films/movies or pictures are shown on: a cinema / movie screen * an eight-screen cinema * The movie will be coming to your screens shortly. 3 (often the screen) [sing.,U] films/movies or television in general: He has adapted the play for the screen. * Some actors never watch themselves on screen. * She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films / movies). * a screen actor / debut seealsoOFF-SCREEN, SILVERSCREEN, SMALLSCREEN piece of furniture 4 [C] an upright piece of furniture or equipment that is fixed or that can be moved to divide a room or to keep one area hidden or separate: The nurse put a screen around the bed. * A wooden screen hid one corner of the room. seealsoFIRESCREEN for hiding / protecting sth / sb 5 [C] ~ (of sth) something that prevents sb from seeing or being aware of sth, or that protects sb/sth: We planted a screen of tall trees. * A screen of bodyguards protected the President. * (figurative) All the research was conducted behind a screen of secrecy. seealsoSMOKESCREEN, SUNSCREEN, WINDSCREEN on window / door 6 [C] (especially AmE) a wire or plastic net that is held in a frame and fastened on a window, or a door, to let in air but keep out insects: Do you have screens on your windows? * screen windows / doors in church 7 [C] a wood or stone structure in a church, that partly separates the main area from the ALTAR or CHOIR verb [VN] hide sth / sb 1 ~ sth/sb (from sth/sb) to hide or protect sth/sb by placing sth in front of or around them: Dark glasses screened his eyes from the sun. * She was driven away from the court, her face screened by a magazine. protect sb 2 ~ sb from sb/sth to protect sb from sth dangerous or unpleasant, especially to protect sb who has done sth illegal or dishonest for disease 3 [oftenpassive] ~ (sb) (for sth) to examine people in order to find out if they have a particular disease or illness: Men over 55 should be regularly screened for prostate cancer. employees 4 (of a company, an organization, etc.) to find out information about people who work or who want to work for you in order to make sure that they can be trusted: Government employees may be screened by the security services. show film / movie / programme 5 [usuallypassive] to show a film/movie, etc. in a cinema/movie theater or on television: a list of films to be screened as part of the festival * The fight was screened live all over the world. * The second episode will be screened at the same time tomorrow. PHRASALVERBS screen sth<->off [oftenpassive] to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a screen around it: Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy. * The choir is screened off from the rest of the church. screen sb<->out to decide not to allow sb to join an organization, enter a country, etc. because you think they may cause trouble screen sth<->out to prevent sth harmful from entering or going through sth: The ozone layer screens out dangerous ultraviolet rays from the sun.