blaɪnd kənˈsiːlmənt ˈkʌvɚ ˈkʌvə ˈkʌvət ˈkoʊvəɹt skɹiːn skɹiːn sɪv sɪv examine methodically screen the suitcases protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff prevent from entering block out the strong sunlight project onto a screen for viewing screen a film examine in order to test suitability screen these samples screen the job applicants test or examine for the presence of disease or infection screen the blood for the HIV virus a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame they put screens in the windows for protection against insects a metal screen protected the observers a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something a screen of trees afforded privacy under cover of darkness the brush provided a covert for game the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles the personnel of the film industry a star of stage and screen