screened
Because it is a word with a single syllable, screened is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofscreened
- To filter by passing through a screen.
Example: "Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel."
- To shelter or conceal.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
Example: "The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing."
- To present publicly (on the screen).
Example: "The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight."
- To fit with a screen.
Example: "We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy."
- To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
- To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
Synonyms: pick
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
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