- screen something off
- ˌscreen sthˈoff derived
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Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy.
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The choir is screened off from the rest of the church.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
screen something off
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partition something off — parˌtition sthˈoff derived to separate one area, one part of a room, etc. from another with a wall or screen Main entry: ↑partitionderived … Useful english dictionary
screen — screen1 W2S2 [skri:n] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(television/computer)¦ 2¦(film)¦ 3¦(movable wall)¦ 4¦(something that hides)¦ 5¦(test for illness)¦ 6¦(door/window)¦ 7¦(church)¦ 8¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
screen — screen1 [ skrin ] noun *** ▸ 1 on television etc. ▸ 2 (at) movies ▸ 3 for keeping insects out ▸ 4 for separating room area ▸ 5 for protecting/hiding 1. ) count the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
screen — 1 /skri:n/ noun 1 TELEVISION/COMPUTER (C) the flat glass part of a television or computer: This popular show will be back on your screens in the autumn. | on screen (=on a computer screen): It s easy to change the text on screen before printing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
screen — I UK [skriːn] / US [skrɪn] noun Word forms screen : singular screen plural screens *** 1) [countable] the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where words and pictures are shown a computer/radar/TV/VDU screen A … English dictionary
screen*/*/ — [skriːn] noun I 1) [C] the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where words and pictures are shown Suddenly the screen went blank.[/ex] 2) [C] the flat surface in a cinema where the picture is shown a new 14… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Something for Kate — 24 February 2008, Something For Kate at the Corner Hotel, Richmond, Victoria. Background information Origin Melbourne, Australia … Wikipedia
screen off — verb partition by means of a divider, such as a screen screen off this part of the room • Syn: ↑separate off • Hypernyms: ↑partition, ↑zone • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * … Useful english dictionary
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 — [[t]skri͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦ screens, screening, screened 1) N COUNT A screen is a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown. Television sets and computers have screens, and films are shown on a screen in cinemas. → See also , small… … English dictionary
