biombo

Phonetic: "/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

Definition: To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

Example: If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.

Definition: To become folded; to form folds.

Example: Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.

Definition: To fall over; to be crushed.

Example: The chair folded under his enormous weight.

Definition: To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).

Definition: To give way on a point or in an argument.

Definition: To withdraw from betting.

Example: With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded.

Definition: (by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.

Definition: To stir gently, with a folding action.

Example: Fold the egg whites into the batter.

Definition: Of a company, to cease to trade.

Example: The company folded after six quarters of negative growth.

Definition: To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.

Example: He folded his arms in defiance.

Definition: To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

Phonetic: "/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To confine animals in a fold.

Phonetic: "/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The action of folding; a fold.

Definition: The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.

Definition: Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.

Definition: The deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.

Definition: Paper money, as opposed to coins.

Phonetic: "/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.

Phonetic: "/skɹiːn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.

Example: a fire screen

Definition: A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.

Definition: (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening

Example: a drug screen, a genetic screen

Definition: Various forms or formats of information display

Definition: Definitions related to standing in the path of an opposing player

Definition: An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.

Definition: A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.

Definition: 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.

Definition: A large scarf.

Phonetic: "/skɹiːn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To filter by passing through a screen.

Example: Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.

Definition: To shelter or conceal.

Definition: To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.

Example: The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.

Definition: To present publicly (on the screen).

Example: The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.

Definition: To fit with a screen.

Example: We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.

Definition: To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.

Definition: 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.

Definition: To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

Definition: To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.