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• Screen — (skr[=e]n), n. [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. [ e]cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that separates or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Screen door — Screen Screen (skr[=e]n), n. [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. [ e]cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Screen window — Screen Screen (skr[=e]n), n. [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. [ e]cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• screen — [n] protection used in or as furniture, motion picture display awning, canopy, cloak, concealment, cover, covering, curtain, divider, envelope, guard, hedge, mantle, mask, net, partition, security, shade, shelter, shield, shroud, veil; concepts… …   New thesaurus

• riddle — riddle1 /rid l/, n., v., riddled, riddling. n. 1. a question or statement so framed as to exercise one s ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum. 2. a puzzling question, problem, or matter. 3. a puzzling thing or person. 4 …   Universalium

• screen — 1. noun 1) he dressed hurriedly behind the screen Syn: partition, (room) divider 2) a computer with a 15 inch screen Syn: display, monitor, video display terminal, VDT, cathode ray tube, CRT 3) the screen keeps out mo …   Thesaurus of popular words

• screen — noun 1》 an upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter, or provide concealment.     ↘a windscreen of a motor vehicle.     ↘a frame with fine wire netting used to keep out flying insects. 2》 the surface of a cathode ray tube or similar… …   English new terms dictionary

• screen — n 1. partition, (in a church) parclose, divider, room divider, dividing wall wall, separatrix; barrier, fence, hedge; grate, grating, lattice, latticework; screening, wire mesh, mesh, netting, net; gauze, scrim, cheesecloth, sheer, curtain; shade …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• screen — /skrin / (say skreen) noun 1. a covered frame or the like, movable or fixed, serving as a shelter, partition, etc.: a firescreen. 2. an ornamental partition of wood, stone, etc., as in a church. 3. something affording a surface for displaying… …  

• screen — screenable, adj. screener, n. screenless, adj. screenlike, adj. /skreen/, n. 1. a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc. 2. a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as… …   Universalium

• riddle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English redels, ridel, from Old English rǣdelse opinion, conjecture, riddle; akin to Old English rǣdan to interpret more at read Date: before 12th century 1. a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary