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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

screen
noun protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)

screen
projection screen noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

screen actor
movie actor noun an actor who plays a role in a film

screen door
noun a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; `he heard the screen slam as she left`

screen font
raster font noun the font that is displayed on a computer screen; `when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed`

screen memory
noun an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance

screen pass
noun a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers

screen saver
noun (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time; `screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long`

screen test
noun a filmed audition of an actor or actress

screener
noun a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint

screening
showing 1 viewing noun the display of a motion picture

screenplay
noun a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets

screenwriter
film writer noun someone who writes screenplays

screw
noun a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

screw
noun a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air

screw augur
Spiranthes cernua noun an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America

screw eye
noun a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring

screw key
noun a wrench for turning a screw

screw propeller
noun a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air

screw thread
noun the raised helical rib going around a screw

screw tree
noun a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres

screw up
verb make more intense; `Emotions were screwed up`

screw wrench
noun adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw

screw-loose
screwy adjective not behaving normally

screw-topped
adjective having a lid with a spiral groove

screwball
noun a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

screwballer
noun (baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs

screwdriver
noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw

screwtop
noun the top of a container that must be screwed off and on

screwup
noun the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation; `a typical bureaucratic screwup`

Scriabin
Aleksandr Scriabin noun Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)

scribble
scratch noun poor handwriting

scribe
scribbler 1 penman noun informal terms for journalists

Scribe
noun French playwright (1791-1861)

scriber
scribe noun a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

scrim
noun a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater

scrimmage line
line of scrimmage noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; `the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage`

scrimshanker
noun a shirker

scrimshaw
noun a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers

scrimy
adjective dirty and disgusting; `worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides`- Al Hine

scrip
noun a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

Scripps
James Edmund Scripps noun United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908)

Scripps
noun United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926)

script
book 1 playscript noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

scripted
adjective written as for a film or play or broadcast

scriptorium
noun a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts

scripture
noun any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

scriptwriter
noun someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

scrivened
adjective copied in handwriting

scrod
schrod noun young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking

scrofula
struma 1 king`s evil noun a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

scrofulous
adjective having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; `our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore`- Farley Mowat

scroll
noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Scrophularia
genus Scrophularia noun type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants` supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts

Scrophulariaceae
family Scrophulariaceae noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales

Scrophulariales
order Scrophulariales noun used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales

scrotal
adjective relating to or having or lying within a scrotum; `scrotal mammals`; `scrotal testes`

scrotal vein
vena scrotalis noun veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins

scrotum
noun the external pouch that contains the testes

scrub
adjective (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

scrub beefwood
beefwood 3 Stenocarpus salignus noun tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood

scrub brush
scrubbing brush noun a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning

scrub nurse
noun a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery

scrub oak
noun any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets

scrub pine
Virginia pine noun common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2

scrub plane
noun a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock

scrubbed
adjective made clean by scrubbing; `fresh-scrubbed floors`; `boys with scrubbed necks and faces`

scrubber
noun a purifier that removes impurities from a gas

scrubbiness
noun the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality; `the scrawniness of sickly trees`

scrubbird
scrub-bird noun small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub

scrubland
noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation

scruffy
seedy adjective shabby and untidy; `a surge of ragged scruffy children`; `he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin`- Mark Twain

scrum
scrummage noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession

scrumpy
noun strong cider (as made in western England)

scrunch
noun a crunching noise

scruple
qualm noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action

scrupulous
adjective having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; `less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance`

scrupulously
conscientiously adverb with extreme conscientiousness; `he came religiously every morning at 8 o`clock`

scrupulousness
noun conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence

scrutineer
noun someone who examines votes at an election

scrutinize
scrutinise verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; `audit accounts and tax returns`

scrutinizer
scrutiniser noun a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care

scuba diver
noun an underwater diver who uses scuba gear

scuba diving
noun skin diving with scuba apparatus

scud
scudding noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

scuff
noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

scuffer
noun a lightweight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults

scuffle
scuffle hoe noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

scull
noun a racing shell that is propelled by sculls

sculler
noun someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)

scullery
noun a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done

sculling
noun rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell

scullion
noun a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)

sculpin
noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths

sculpted
sculptured adjective cut into a desired shape; `graven images`; `sculptured representations`

sculptor
sculpturer noun an artist who creates sculptures

sculptress
noun a woman sculptor

sculptural
adjective relating to or consisting of sculpture; `sculptural embellishments`

sculpture
carving noun creating figures or designs in three dimensions

scum
noun a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid