screen

Definition

  • noun: the usually flat part of a television or computer monitor that shows the images or text
  • noun: a protective or ornamental device (as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view
  • verb: to examine (people or things) in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose
  • verb: to guard from injury or danger
  • often used before another noun

Examples

  • He usually 'screens his (telephone/phone) calls'. [=he usually lets his answering machine answer his phone so that he can hear who is calling before he decides to talk to whoever it is]

  • someone who 'screens' luggage at the airport [=someone who examines the luggage of airplane passengers in order to make sure that nothing dangerous is brought onto an airplane]

  • A committee will 'screen' candidates for the job, but the final hiring decision will be made by Ms. Brown.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) not even the one. The thing that used to convince him ... ... before he was told the truth now looks fake. Green screen is too sophisticated. We could make it look real. So I wanted to use something as fake as a rear screen projection. The same way Cary Grant looks fake driving down the street ... (..)
    2001 The Matrix Revisited
  • (..) "There'll be lots of training." I said, "No problem at all." I didn't think about it enough. I totally knew because I screen-tested ... ... for three hours doing this stuff. This was part of my screen test. Without other actors so I could have a breather. I'll tell you one thing, (..)
    2001 The Matrix Revisited