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A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.

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(RQ:Shakespeare Macbeth)
(RQ:Bacon Essayes)
A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
(n-g)
The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
(RQ:Churchill Celebrity) They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.
The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
1977, Sex Pistols, ''Spunk'', “Problems” (song):

(quote) I ain't equipment I ain't automatic

One of the individual regions of a game, etc. divided into separate screens.
1988, Marcus Berkmann, ''Sophistry'' (video game review) in ''Your Sinclair'' issue 30, June 1988

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The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
A disguise; concealment.
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An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

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An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
A large scarf.
To filter by passing through a screen.

''Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.''

To shelter or conceal.
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.

''The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.''

''The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.''

''We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.''

To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

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To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
1987 April 7, Associated Press (''story title as printed in New York Times''https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/07/business/a-phone-to-screen-calls.html)

A Phone to Screen Calls