screen vs shade

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. 

shade

verb
  • To shield oneself from light. 

  • To shield (someone or something) from light. 

  • To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible. 

  • To alter slightly. 

  • To move slightly from one's normal fielding position. 

  • To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color. 

  • To darken, particularly in drawing. 

  • To surpass by a narrow margin. 

  • To throw shade, to subtly insult someone. 

noun
  • Something that blocks light, particularly in a window. 

  • A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint). 

  • An aspect that is reminiscent of something. 

  • A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning 

  • A ghost or specter; a spirit. 

  • A subtle variation in a concept. 

  • A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry. 

  • Subtle insults. 

  • A candle-shade. 

  • A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade. 

  • Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. 

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