screening
Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
Noun 4 meanings
Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
“I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts.”
The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
“quarries and mines seeking markets for screenings”
The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as
“The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient.”
Etymology
From screen + -ing.
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SCREENING at a glance
SCREENING has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (S 1 + C 3 + R 1 + E 1 + E 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,530 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with screening
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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- SCREETING12
- SCREEVING15
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