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Another word for screen

screen Synonyms

screen

n.

A concealment
cloak, cover, covering, curtain, shield, envelope, veil, mask, shade.
A protection
partition, netting, shelter, guard, security; see also cover 1, protection 2.
A surface on which images are projected
silver screen, movie screen, film screen, television screen, tube, TV screen.

screen Synonyms

screen

v.

To hide
veil, conceal, mask; see hide 1.
To choose
select, eliminate, sift; see choose 1.

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Another word for screen

verb

To cut off from sight:
block (out), conceal, hide¹, obscure, obstruct, shroud, shut off (or out). See show
To shelter, especially from light:
shade, shadow. See protection
To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission:
bowdlerize, censor, expurgate. See include, show

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She unhooked the screen and pushed it out.
She looked from the computer screen to the phone with the flashing red light.
The table top lit up with a blank grey screen and four dozen multi-hued buttons, with geometric symbols she assumed was writing.
She pressed one button, then another, struggling to understand the symbols that popped up on the screen in response.
An alert popped up on the screen before her as well as on her micro, and she opened it.

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