screen
Definitions
Noun
- A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- The display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- A protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- The personnel of the film industry
- A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- A door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
- Partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
Verb
- Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- Examine methodically
- Examine in order to test suitability
- Project onto a screen for viewing
- Prevent from entering
- Separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "screen".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | screen | 1 | 48 |
| 2 | screens | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | screening | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | screened | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | screenings | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | screenplay | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | smokescreen | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | on-screen | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | onscreen | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | screener | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | screeners | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | screenplays | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | screenwriter | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | screenwriters | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | screenwriting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | sunscreen | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | sunscreens | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "screen".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "screen".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seen | 1 | 279 |
| 2 | screwed | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | screens | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | screening | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | screened | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | screech | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | screener | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | onscreen | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | spreen | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | screed | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | careen | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | sunscreen | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | screeners | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | reen | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | on-screen | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | cree | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | secrete | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | scriven | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | schrenk | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | mcbreen | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "screen" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "screen" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "screen" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "screen".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 16
Fragments: 17
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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