screening

Pluralscreenings

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The showing of a movie to people, usually on a big screen.

   The screening of the new cartoon starts at six in the school gym.

   We arrived late and missed the beginning of the screening.

   Similarshowing, presentation, viewing

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Testing many people who feel healthy to find a disease early, before it shows any signs.

   Like checking every apple in a box to find the bad ones before they spoil the rest.

   The clinic offers free screening for high blood pressure every Friday.

   After screening, two students were sent to the doctor for more tests.

   Similartesting

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Checking people who apply for jobs, business ideas, or investments to find hidden problems before saying yes.

   The company does careful screening before it hires anyone.

   Screening of the loan requests took the bank two weeks.

   Similarvetting, review, evaluation, assessment, scrutiny

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   Checking people or things carefully to find problems before they cause trouble.

   Visitors must go through screening before they enter the building.

   The lab finished its screening of the well water yesterday.

   Similartesting, inspection, examination, checking

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5. 5
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of screen. Use it for an action that is happening, or as a noun that names the activity.

   The nurse is screening patients for fever at the door.

   Screening her calls helps her avoid people selling things.

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A test that checks people or things for problems, such as illness.

   The doctor ordered a screening for diabetes.

   Each player must pass a heart screening before the season starts.

   Similartest, check, checkup, examination

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7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Putting material like sand or coal through a screen with holes to remove pieces that are not wanted.

   Like shaking flour through a strainer to catch the lumps.

   After screening, the sand was smooth and ready to use.

   Screening got the small stones out of the garden soil.

   Similarsifting, sieving, straining

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8. 8
   noununcountable

   A net-like material with tiny holes, used on windows and doors to keep bugs out.

   Dad stapled new screening over the porch window.

   A bird tore a hole in the screening on the back door.

   Similarmesh, netting

9. 9
   nouncountable or uncountableplural

   The dust and small bits that are left over after sand, coal, or ashes go through a screen.

   The workers shoveled the screening into a wheelbarrow.

   A pile of screening sat next to the coal bin.

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10. 10
    nouncountable or uncountable

    When a player uses their body to keep someone from the other team away from the ball or block their view.

    Like standing between your little brother and the cookie jar so he cannot reach it.

    Her screening near the corner flag kept the defender off the ball.

    Good screening let him hold the ball until his teammates arrived.

    Similarshielding

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11. 11
    nouncountable or uncountable

    When the serving team stands in a way that hides the server and the ball from the other team.

    The referee warned the team about screening when two players stood in front of the server.

    Because of screening, the receivers never saw the serve coming.

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