noun
In their one-room flat a bookcase serves as a screen to separate the living area from the sleeping area
A row of poplars acts as a screen against the wind
The gauze fabric was too transparent to act as a screen
The sand has to be shovelled through a screen to get rid of the stones
She is a star of both the big and small screens
verb
Why not use a beaded curtain to screen the kitchen area from the dining-room?
A decorative pierced wall screens the ladies of the harem from the prying eyes of visitors
The agency screens all candidates before sending them to see a client
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