| screech |
to make a harsh, shrill, grating cry or sound. [3 definitions] |
| screech owl |
any of various small American owls that have hornlike ear tufts and a harsh screeching cry. |
| screed |
a tiresomely long speech or essay; diatribe. [2 definitions] |
| screen |
a closely woven wire mesh used to filter liquid or grains or to keep insects from entering through windows. [9 definitions] |
| screenable |
combined form of screen. |
| screen door |
an outer door consisting of a frame fitted with fine wire or plastic mesh to keep insects out. |
| screening |
fine mesh material used for making window screens. [3 definitions] |
| screen memory |
in psychoanalysis, a recollection of early childhood that seems significant but actually masks a more profound related memory that remains repressed. |
| screen pass |
in football, a quick, short forward pass to a receiver who is behind or just beyond the line of scrimmage. |
| screenplay |
the scenario or script of a motion picture. |
| screen saver |
a small program that takes over a computer's screen and substitutes a decorative image if the computer has not been used for a set length of time. Screen savers were first used to prevent damage to computer screens but are now mainly used for decoration. |
| screenshot |
in computing, a picture of all that is currently showing on one's computer or phone screen, created by the computer itself in response to an instruction by the user. [2 definitions] |
| screenwriter |
one who writes or adapts a script for a movie. |
| screw |
a fastener, usu. metal, having a sometimes tapered shank with a helical thread, driven into a surface by applying pressure to the head while turning it. [17 definitions] |
| screwball |
(slang) a person considered eccentric or irrational. [3 definitions] |
| screw bean |
a mesquite tree of the southwestern United States that bears spirally twisted pods. [2 definitions] |
| screwdriver |
a tool for turning a screw, consisting of a shank that fits the head of the screw and a handle or mechanism for turning the shank. [2 definitions] |
| screwed up |
(informal) not working properly; broken. [4 definitions] |
| screw eye |
a screw with a loop or eyelet for a head. |
| screw hook |
a screw with an elongated head in the shape of a hook. |
| screw propeller |
two or more blades mounted on a hub so that, when rotated, they push air or water backward to give an aircraft or ship forward thrust; propeller. |