<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.</li><li>a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church or across the hall of a medieval house.</li><li>a specially prepared, light-reflecting surface on which motion pictures, slides, etc., may be projected.</li><li>any gaseous envelope or medium.</li><li>a surrounding or pervading mood, environment, or influence: an atmosphere of impending war; a very tense atmosphere.</li><li>the point or quarter from which the wind blows.</li><li>the side toward the wind.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to shelter, protect, or conceal with or as if with a screen.</li><li>to provide with a screen or screens to exclude insects: He screened the porch so they could enjoy sitting out on summer evenings.</li></ul>