mask vs screen

mask

verb
  • To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide. 

  • To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask. 

  • To bewilder; confuse. 

  • To conceal or disguise one's autism. 

  • To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew. 

  • To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit. 

  • To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor. 

  • To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. 

  • (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort. 

  • To take part as a masker in a masquerade. 

  • to cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting 

  • To mash. 

  • To disguise as something else. 

  • To cover or keep in check. 

  • To wear a mask. 

  • To be infused or steeped. 

noun
  • The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag. 

  • A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. 

  • That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. 

  • A person wearing a mask. 

  • A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask. 

  • A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image. 

  • mesh 

  • The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. 

  • In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. 

  • A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade. 

  • Mash. 

  • The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears. 

  • A social phenomenon where autistic people learn, practice, and perform certain behaviors and suppress others in order to appear more neurotypical. 

  • A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image. 

  • A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like. 

  • A screen for a battery. 

screen

verb
  • To shelter or conceal. 

  • 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 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. 

noun
  • 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 

  • An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate. 

  • 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. 

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