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screen

[skreen] / skrin /
NOUN
something that protects, conceals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover veil
STRONG
canopy cloak curtain hedge mantle mask shade shadow shelter shield shroud windbreak
WEAK
guard security
NOUN
partition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
divider partition
STRONG
blind curtain panel
NOUN
display, monitor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
display monitor
WEAK
computer display video display
VERB
hide, protect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide shield
STRONG
camouflage cloak disguise mask obscure obstruct seclude shroud veil
WEAK
block out cover up shut off shut out wall off
Antonyms
STRONG
expose lay bare open reveal show uncover unmask
WEAK
lay open
VERB
examine and choose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cull evaluate filter scan select
STRONG
eliminate extract gauge grade process riddle separate sieve sift sort winnow
WEAK
pick out
Antonyms
STRONG
put in
WEAK
lay open open reveal uncover

Example Sentences

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Even when the screen isn’t in focus, actors, including Supriya Ganesh as Dr. Mohan, click away at dummy displays with accurate details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

We’re not huge on screen time, so we really encourage the book-buying.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Your computer screen shows Brent crude at $95 a barrel — the guy at the refinery dock is paying $133.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

This isn’t the first time Stewart has received the big screen treatment.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Watching myself on that screen was like having a million ants crawl underneath my skin, and not just any ants, but the fire ant variety that liked to bite.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin