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Screener
see synonyms of screenerNoun
1. screener
a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
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Screener
see synonyms of screenernoun
1.
a light movable frame, panel, or partition serving to shelter, divide, hide, etc
2.
anything that serves to shelter, protect, or conceal
3.
a frame containing a mesh that is placed over a window or opening to keep out insects
4.
a decorated partition, esp in a church around the choir
See also rood (sense 1)5.
a sieve
6.
a system for selecting people, such as candidates for a job
7.
the wide end of a cathode-ray tube, esp in a television set, on which a visible image is formed
8.
a white or silvered surface, usually fabric, placed in front of a projector to receive the enlarged image of a film or of slides
9. the screen
10. photography
a plate of ground glass in some types of camera on which the image of a subject is focused before being photographed
11. printing
a glass marked with fine intersecting lines, used in a camera for making half-tone reproductions
12.
men or ships deployed around and ahead of a larger military formation to warn of attack or protect from a specific threat
13. sport, mainly US and Canadian
a tactical ploy in which a player blocks an opponent's view
14. psychoanalysis
anything that prevents a person from realizing his or her true feelings about someone or something
15. electronics screen grid
verb (transitive)
16. (sometimes foll by off)
to shelter, protect, or conceal
17.
to sieve or sort
18.
to test or check (an individual or group) so as to determine suitability for a task, etc
19.
to examine for the presence of a disease, weapons, etc
the authorities screened five hundred cholera suspects
20.
to provide with a screen or screens
21.
to project (a film) onto a screen, esp for public viewing
22. (intransitive)
to be shown at a cinema or on the television
23. printing
to photograph (a picture) through a screen to render it suitable for half-tone reproduction
24. sport, mainly US and Canadian
to block the view of (an opposing player)
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Screener
see synonyms of screener noun
1.
a.
a light, movable, covered frame or series of frames hinged together, serving as a portable partition to separate, conceal, shelter, or protect
b.
any partition or curtain serving such a purpose
2.
anything that functions to shield, protect, or conceal
a smoke screen
3.
a coarse mesh of wire, etc., used to sift out finer from coarser parts, as of sand or coal; sieve
4.
a system for screening or separating different types of persons, etc.
5.
a frame covered with a mesh, as of wire or plastic, used to keep insects out, serve as a barrier, etc. as on a window
6.
a.
a flat, reflective or translucent surface, as a matte white sheet or one of beaded vinyl, upon which films, slides, etc. are projected
b.
the film industry or art
7.
the surface area of a television set, personal computer, radar receiver, etc. on which light patterns are formed
8.
any protective military formation, as of troops or ships
9. US, Basketball
an offensive maneuver or play in which a stationary player blocks or impedes the movement of a defensive player
10. US, American Football
screen pass
11. Photoengraving
in the halftone process, a set of two glass plates cemented together so that parallel lines engraved in one plate are at right angles to the lines of the other plate
12. Physics
a device used as a shield to prevent interference of some sort
13. US, Psychoanalysis
a form of concealment, as a person in a dream who stands for another or others with whom he has some characteristics in common
verb transitive
14.
to separate, conceal, shelter, or protect, with or as with a screen
15.
to provide with a screen or screens
16.
to sift through a coarse mesh so as to separate finer from coarser parts
17.
a.
to interview or test so as to separate according to skills, personality, aptitudes, etc.
b.
to separate in this way
usually with out18.
a.
to project (pictures, etc.) upon a screen, as with a film or slide projector
b.
to show (a film, etc.) to critics, the public, etc.
verb intransitive
19.
to be screened or suitable for screening, as in films
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Screener
see synonyms of screenern.
1. A movable device, especially a framed construction such as a room divider or a decorative panel, designed to divide, conceal, or protect.
2. One that serves to protect, conceal, or divide: Security guards formed a screen around the president. A screen of evergreens afforded privacy from our neighbors.
3.
a. A surface, as on a smartphone, television, or computer monitor, on which one can read and view electronically displayed information and images.
b. A surface on which text and images are projected for display.
c. The medium in which movies are shown: a star of stage and screen.
4. A coarse sieve used for sifting out fine particles, as of sand, gravel, or coal.
5. A system for preliminary appraisal and selection of personnel as to their suitability for particular jobs.
6. A window or door insertion of framed wire or plastic mesh used to keep out insects and permit air flow.
7. A body of troops or ships sent in advance of or surrounding a larger body to protect or warn of attack.
8.
a. Sports A block, set with the body, that impedes the vision or movement of an opponent.
b. Football A screen pass.
tr.v. screened, screen·ing, screens
1. To show or project (a movie, for example) on a screen.
2.
a. To conceal from view with a screen or something that acts like a screen: "Only a narrow line of brush and saplings screened the broad vista of the marsh" (David M. Carroll). See Synonyms at block.
b. To protect, guard, or shield: "This rose is screened from the wind with burlap" (Anne Raver).
3. To provide with a screen or screens: screen a porch.
4.
a. To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
b. To sort through and eliminate unwanted examples of (something): a filter that screens email, preventing spam from reaching the inbox.
5.
a. To examine (a job applicant, for example) systematically in order to determine suitability.
b. To test or evaluate (a student) to determine placement in an educational system or to identify specific learning needs.
c. To test or examine for the presence of disease or infection: screen blood; screen a patient.
d. To subject to genetic screening.
6. Sports
a. To block the vision or movement of (an opponent) with the body.
b. To obscure an opponent's view of (a shot) by positioning oneself between the opponent and the shooter.
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