A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
A disguise; concealment.
To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
To present publicly (on the screen).
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 remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
To fit with a screen.
To shelter or conceal.
To filter by passing through a screen.
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.