screens Definition

to guard from injury or danger

to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a screen

to separate with or as if with a screen; also : to shield (an opponent) from a play or from view of a play

a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view

something that shelters, protects, or hides: such as

a growth or stand of trees, shrubs, or plants

a Chinese lacquered folding screen

a protective screen before a fireplace

television

the graphical user interface that is displayed by default by an electronic device (such as a smartphone or computer) or software application and that provides quick access to commonly used functions, settings, etc.

to screen (someone or something) in a preliminary way

to show a preliminary screening of (something, such as a film)

a stencil process in which coloring matter is forced onto the material to be printed through the meshes of a silk or organdy screen so prepared as to have pervious printing areas and impervious nonprinting areas; also : a print made by this process

a motion-picture screen

motion pictures

a screen of smoke to hinder enemy observation of a military force, area, or activity

something designed to obscure, confuse, or mislead

a film or video technique in which the frame is divided into discrete nonoverlapping images; also : the visual composition based on this technique