screen vs covering
covering vs screenscreen and covering both are nouns.
screen is a verb but covering is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| screen | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| covering | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
covering is a hypernym of
screen; that is, covering is a
word with a broader meaning than screen:
- screen: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- covering: an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
| screen (noun) | covering (noun) |
|---|---|
| a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame | the act of protecting something by covering it |
| a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | the work of applying something |
| a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it |
| partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
| a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight | a natural object that covers or envelops |
| the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube | |
| a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing | |
| the personnel of the film industry |
| screen (verb) | covering (verb) |
|---|---|
| examine methodically | |
| protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm | |
| prevent from entering | |
| separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff | |
| project onto a screen for viewing | |
| examine in order to test suitability | |
| test or examine for the presence of disease or infection |
Words related to "screen"
- CRT
- CRT screen
- altarpiece
- analyse
- analyze
- background
- blind
- blinder
- blinker
- block
- block out
- camouflage
- canvass
- cathode-ray tube
- check
- choose
- close up
- computer display
- computer screen
- concealment
- cover
- covering
- covert
- curtain
- desktop
- dirt sifter
- display
- divider
- do away with
- drape
- drapery
- eliminate
- examine
- extinguish
- film industry
- filmdom
- fire screen
- fireguard
- fluorescent screen
- foreground
- get rid of
- impede
- jam
- luminescent screen
- mantle
- mosquito net
- movie industry
- obstruct
- obturate
- occlude
- pall
- partition
- pick out
- projection screen
- protect
- protection
- protective cover
- protective covering
- purdah
- reredos
- riddle
- rood screen
- screen background
- screen door
- screen out
- screener
- screening
- screenland
- select
- shade
- shield
- shoji
- show
- shutter
- sieve
- sift
- sifter
- silver screen
- smoke screen
- smokescreen
- soil sifter
- sort
- stalking-horse
- strain
- strainer
- study
- surface
- take
- test
- video display
- wide screen
- window blind
- window screen
- windscreen
- windshield
- winker
Words related to "covering"
- anointing
- anointment
- application
- artefact
- article of clothing
- artifact
- artificial skin
- bark
- blanket
- body covering
- bootleg
- bubble
- canopy
- cap
- case
- casing
- chafing gear
- chlamys
- cloak
- cloth covering
- clothing
- coat
- coating
- concealing
- concealment
- cover
- cover plate
- covert
- crust
- daubing
- drape
- dressing
- earmuff
- eggshell
- encrustation
- envelope
- exhaust hood
- facing
- fig leaf
- finger
- flap
- floor cover
- floor covering
- floral envelope
- folder
- foliation
- footgear
- footwear
- fumigation
- galvanisation
- galvanization
- grooming
- habiliment
- hiding
- hood
- imbrication
- incrustation
- indument
- indumentum
- indusium
- instep
- integument
- lapping
- lining
- lubrication
- mantle
- manual labor
- manual labour
- mask
- masking
- matting
- mercy seat
- natural covering
- natural object
- overlapping
- paddle box
- paddle-box
- painting
- paperhanging
- papering
- pavage
- paving
- perianth
- pericarp
- peridium
- perigone
- perigonium
- planking
- plastering
- plating
- protection
- protective cover
- protective covering
- roof
- sac
- scale
- screen
- screening
- scumble
- seed vessel
- sheath
- shell
- skim
- slough
- snowcap
- spraying
- swathing
- test
- theca
- thumb
- tiling
- tin-plating
- tinning
- toe
- top
- upholstery
- vesture
- waxing
- wear
- wearable
- wrap
- wrapper
- wrapping
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