screen implies an interposing of something that prevents discovery. a house screened by trees.

to hide or protect something or someone by placing something in front of or around them. synonym shield.

screen verb [T] (MEDICAL). to find out if people have an illness by doing medical tests on them: Babies are routinely screened for the condition.

verb (used with object) · to show (a motion picture), especially to an invited audience, as of exhibitors and critics. · to photograph with a motion-picture ...

screen somebody (for something) to examine people in order to find out if they have a particular disease or illness. Silk-screen verb · On-screen adverb · Off-screen adverb

SCREEN meaning: 1 : the usually flat part of a television or computer monitor that shows the images or text the part of a television or computer that you ...

The earliest known use of the verb screen is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for screen is from 1604, in the writing of William Shakespeare, ...

A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.

A screen is a vertical panel which can be moved around. It is used to keep cold air away from part of a room, or to create a smaller area within a room.