- screen
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 on a TV, computer, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ big, giant, huge, large▪ small, tiny▪ blank▪
I sat gazing at the blank screen, trying to think of something to write.
▪ full, split▪ computer, laptop, radar, television, TV, video▪ display▪ projection, projector▪ colour/color▪ flat, wide (usually widescreen)▪a flat-screen TV
▪ LCD, plasma▪ touch▪ 17-inch, 48-inch, etc.VERB + SCREEN▪ fill▪The star's face filled the screen.
▪ be glued to, gaze at, look at, stare at, watchSCREEN + VERB▪ show▪ flash, flicker▪The screen flickered, and then everything went dark.
▪ fadeSCREEN + NOUN▪ saver▪ image▪ resolution, size▪ namePREPOSITION▪ on (the) screen▪Information can be viewed on screen or printed out.
▪The image came up on the screen for a few seconds.
PHRASES▪ go black, go blank▪The screen suddenly went black.
2 films/movies or television in generalADJECTIVE▪ cinema (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)▪ big, small▪big-screen entertainment
(= at the cinema)▪She appears regularly on the small screen (= on television).
▪ silver (= the film/movie industry) (old-fashioned)VERB + SCREEN▪ appear on, grace▪the greatest comic actor ever to grace a movie screen
▪ bring sth to▪Henry James's novel was brought to the screen by director James Ivory.
▪ share▪She shares the screen with Nicole Kidman.
SCREEN + NOUN▪ adaptation, version▪Neil Simon's screen adaptation of his hit stage play
▪ actor, beauty (esp. BrE), legend, star▪The film features screen legends James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
▪ persona▪Bogart's screen persona as a cynical anti-hero
▪ presence▪ appearance▪Marilyn Monroe's first screen appearance
▪ time▪De Niro is only given a few minutes of screen time.
▪ test▪ debut▪ careerPREPOSITION▪ off screen▪They play deadly rivals in the show but they are good friends off screen.
▪ on (the) screen▪She is remembered mainly for her performances on screen.
PHRASES▪ stage and screen▪stars of stage and screen
3 partitionADJECTIVE▪ folding▪The room was divided by a folding screen.
▪ privacy (esp. AmE), securityVERB + SCREEN▪ put upSCREEN + NOUN▪ door, window (both AmE)▪I opened the screen door and stepped out onto the porch.
PREPOSITION▪ behind a/the screen▪His desk was discreetly placed behind a screen.
▪ screen between▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}There is a screen between the two beds.
verb1 check sb/sth for faults/illnessesADVERB▪ carefully▪All foster parents are carefully screened.
▪ routinelyPREPOSITION▪ for▪All pregnant women are to be screened for the infection.
2 show sth on television or in a cinema/movie theaterADVERB▪ live▪The race will be screened live on TV.
Screen is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑television
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
