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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
screen
/skɹiːn/
noun1 of 2
flat surface on a computer, or tv that shows images
- “The blue screen of death popped up on the screen.”Tatoeba
- “A great many actors prefer the stage to the screen.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To shelter or conceal.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)