be screened off

  • 1Screened — Screen Screen (skr[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screening}.] 1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by… …

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  • 2screen 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 * …

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  • 3screen off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms screen off : present tense I/you/we/they screen off he/she/it screens off present participle screening off past tense screened off past participle screened off to separate one part of a room from another, for… …

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  • 4screen something off — ˌscreen sthˈoff derived often passive to separate part of a room, etc. from the rest of it by putting a ↑screen around it • Beds can be screened off to give patients more privacy. • The choir is screened off from the rest of the church.… …

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  • 5screen off — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If part of a room or area is screened off, it is made into a separate area, using a screen. [be V ed P] Her bed was screened off from the other patients …

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  • 6Dance Your Ass Off — Genre Reality Television Presented by Marissa Jaret Winokur (2009) Melanie Brown (2010) Country of origin United States Language(s) Englis …

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  • 7screen — 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; …

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  • 8screen — 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

  • 9screen — 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

  • 10Structure of the stage in bunraku — The musician’s stage YukaThis is the auxiliary stage upon which the gidayu bushi is performed. It thrusts out into the audience area at the front right portion of the seats. Upon this auxiliary stage there is a special revolving platform. It is… …

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