screens

Noun

screen (plural screens)

1. A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
   • a fire screen
2. A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
3. A stand of trees or other plants that can block wind.
4. A military or nautical formation that blocks or separates; a collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
5. (figuratively) A disguise; concealment.
   • They'd say he was operating behind a screen of guilelessness and was a superhypocrite.1987, Saul Bellow, More Die of Heartbreak
6. A mesh layer in a window or doorway that lets in fresh air but keeps out pests.

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