Chapter 1498

6. The surface of an electronic device, as a television set or computer monitor, on which a visible image is formed. The screen is frequently the surface of a cathode-ray tube containing phosphors excited by the electron beam, but other methods for causing an image to appear on the screen are also used, as in flat-panel displays.

7. The motion-picture industry; motion pictures. "A star of stage and screen." -->

Screen <Xpage=1292>

Screen (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Screened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Screening .] 1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill .

They were encouraged and screened by some who were in high comands. Macaulay.

2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.

<-- 3. To examine a group of objects methodically, to separate them into groups or to select one or more for some purpose. As -- (a), To inspect the qualifications of candidates for a job, to select one or more to be hired. (b) (Biochem., Med) To test a large number of samples, in order to find those having specific desirable properties; as, to screen plant extracts for anticancer agents. -->

Screenings <Xpage=1292>

Screen"ings (?) , n. pl. The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.

Screw <Xpage=1292>

Screw (?) , n. [OE. scrue , OF. escroue , escroe , female screw, F. \'82crou , L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube , Icel. skr<?/fa .] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread , winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove, between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external , or male screw , or, more usually the screw ; the latter as the internal , or female screw , or, more usually, the nut .

&hand; The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.

2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also wood screws , and screw nails . See also Screw bolt , below.

3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See Screw propeller , below.

4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.

5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.

Thackeray.

6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]

7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang]

Mayhew.

8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance.

Ld. Lytton.

9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th Pitch , 10 (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.

10. (Zo\'94l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw ( Caprella ) . See Sand screw , under Sand .

Archimedes screw , Compound screw , Foot screw , etc. See under Archimedes , Compound , Foot , etc. -- A screw loose , something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere . H. Martineau.

-- Endless , &or; perpetual screw , a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a worm . -- Lag screw . See under Lag . -- Micrometer screw , a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces. -- Right and left screw , a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions. -- Screw alley . See Shaft alley , under Shaft . -- Screw bean . (Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree ( Prosopis pubescens ) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians. (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties. -- Screw bolt , a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a key bolt . See 1st Bolt , 3. -- Screw box , a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw. -- Screw dock . See under Dock . -- Screw engine , a marine engine for driving a screw propeller. -- Screw gear . See Spiral gear , under Spiral . -- Screw jack . Same as Jackscrew . -- Screw key , a wrench for turming a screw or nut; a spanner wrench. -- Screw machine . (a) One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws. (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods. -- Screw pine (Bot.) , any plant of the endogenous genus Pandanus , of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; -- named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves. -- Screw plate , a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies. -- Screw press , a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw. -- Screw propeller , a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw. -- Screw shell (Zo\'94l.) , a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See Turritella . -- Screw steamer , a steamship propelled by a screw. -- Screw thread , the spiral which forms a screw. -- Screw stone (Paleon.) , the fossil stem of an encrinite. -- Screw tree (Bot.) , any plant of the genus Helicteres , consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; -- also called twisted-horn , and twisty . -- Screw valve , a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw. -- Screw worm (Zo\'94l.) , the larva of an American fly ( Compsomyia macellaria ), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results. -- Screw wrench . (a) A wrench for turning a screw. (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw. -- To put the screw, &or; screws , on , to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce. -- To put under the screw &or; screws , to subject to presure; to force. -- Wood screw , a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust . of Wood screw , under Wood .

Screw <Xpage=1292>

Screw (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Screwed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Screwing .] 1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press .

2. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.

But screw your courage to the sticking place, And we'll not fail. Shak.

3. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.

Our country landlords, by unmeasureable screwing and racking their tenants, have already reduced the miserable people to a worse condition than the peasants in France. swift.

4. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage .

He screwed his face into a hardened smile. Dryden.

5. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe examination. [Cant, American Colleges]

To screw out , to press out; to extort. -- To screw up , to force; to bring by violent pressure. Howell. <-- (b) to damage by unskillful effort; to bungle; to botch; to mess up. (c) [intrans] to fail by unskillful effort, usu. causing unpleasant consequences. --> -- To screw in , to force in by turning or twisting. <-- Screw around, (a) to act aimlessly or unproductively. (b) screw around with, to operate or make changes on (a machine or device) without expert knowledge; to fiddle with. [Colloq.] (c) commit adultery; to be sexually promiscuous. -->

Screw <Xpage=1292>

Screw , v. i. 1. To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive or exacting.

Howitt.

2. To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair .

<-- Screwball, n. 1. an eccentric or crazy person; an oddball. 2. a baseball pitch that curves in the direction opposite to that of a curve ball.

adj. eccentric; zany; crazy. -->

Screw-cutting <Xpage=1292>

Screw"-cut`ting (?) , a. Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe .

Screw-driver <Xpage=1292>

Screw"-driv`er (?) , n. A tool for turning screws so as to drive them into their place. It has a thin end which enters the nick in the head of the screw.

Screwer <Xpage=1292>

Screw"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, screws.

Screwing <Xpage=1292>

Screw"ing , a. & n. from Screw , v. t.

Screwing machine . See Screw machine , under Screw .

Scribable <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"a*ble (?) , a. [See Scribe .] Capable of being written, or of being written upon. [R.]

Scribatious <Xpage=1292>

Scri*ba"tious (?) , a. [See Scribe .] Skillful in, or fond of, writing. [Obs.]

Barrow.

Scribbet <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"bet (?) , n. A painter's pencil.

Scribble <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"ble (?) , v. t. [Cf. Scrabble .] (Woolen Manuf.) To card coarsely; to run through the scribling machine.

Scribble <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"ble , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scribbled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scribling (?) .] [From Scrible .] 1. To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter .

2. To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.

Scribble <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"ble , v. i. To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.

If M\'91vius scribble in Apollo's spite. Pope.

Scribble <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"ble , n. Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; as, a hasty scribble .

Boyle.

Neither did I but vacant seasons spend In this my scribble . Bunyan.

Scribblement <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"ble*ment (?) , n. A scribble. [R.]

oster.

Scribbler <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"bler (?) , n. One who scribles; a literary hack.

The scribbler , pinched with hunger, writes to dine. Granville.

Scribbler <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"bler , n. A scribbling machine.

Scribbling <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"bling (?) , n. [See 1st Scribble .] The act or process of carding coarsely.

Scribbing machine , the machine used for the first carding of wool or other fiber; -- called also scribbler .

Scribbling <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"bling , a. Writing hastily or poorly.

Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.

Scribbling <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"bling , n. The act of writing hastily or idly.

Scribblingly <Xpage=1292>

Scrib"bling*ly , adv. In a scribbling manner.

Scribe <Xpage=1292>

Scribe (?) , n. [L. scriba , fr. scribere to write; cf. Gr. <?/ a splinter, pencil, style (for writing), E. scarify . Cf. Ascribe , Describe , Script , Scrivener , Scrutoire .] 1. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.

2. (Jewish Hist.) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

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Scribe <Xpage=1293>

Scribe (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scribed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scribing .] 1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

Spenser.

2. (Carp.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribe , with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.

3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.

Scribing iron , an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or marking, casks and logs.

Scribe <Xpage=1293>

Scribe , v. i. To make a mark.

With the separated points of a pair of spring dividers scribe around the edge of the templet. A. M. Mayer.

Scriber <Xpage=1293>

Scrib"er (?) , n. A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.

Scribism <Xpage=1293>

Scrib"ism (?) , n. The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Christ.

F. W. Robertson.

Scrid <Xpage=1293>

Scrid (?) , n. A screed; a shred; a fragment. [R.]

Scriggle <Xpage=1293>

Scrig"gle (?) , v. i. To wriggle. [Prov. Eng.]

Scrim <Xpage=1293>

Scrim (?) , n. 1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called also India scrim .

2. pl. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.

Scrimer <Xpage=1293>

Scri"mer (?) , n. [F. escrimeur . See Skirmish .] A fencing master. [Obs.]

Shak.

Scrimmage <Xpage=1293>

Scrim"mage (?; 48) , n. [A corruption of skirmish . "Sore scrymmishe ." Ld. Berners. ]] [Written also scrummage .] 1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.

2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.

Scrimp <Xpage=1293>

Scrimp (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping .] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe , G. schrumpfen , D. krimpen . Cf. Shrimp , Shrine .] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat .

<-- To economize. Scrimp and save. Economize and save the money not spent. -->

Scrimp <Xpage=1293>

Scrimp , a. Short; scanty; curtailed.

Scrimp <Xpage=1293>

Scrimp , n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]

Scrimping <Xpage=1293>

Scrimp"ing , a. & n. from Scrimp , v. t.

Scrimping bar , a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing.

Knight.

Scrimpingly <Xpage=1293>

Scrimp"ing*ly , adv. In a scrimping manner.

Scrimpness <Xpage=1293>

Scrimp"ness , n. The state of being scrimp.

Scrimption <Xpage=1293>

Scrimp"tion (?) , n. A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Scrimshaw <Xpage=1293>

Scrim"shaw` (?) , v. t. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.]

Scrimshaw <Xpage=1293>

Scrim"shaw` , n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]

Scrine <Xpage=1293>

Scrine (?) , n. [L. scrinium a case for books, letters, etc.: cf. OF. escrin , F. \'82crin . See Shrine .] A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine. [Obs.]

But laid them up in immortial scrine . Spenser.

Scrine <Xpage=1293>

Scrine (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scringed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scringing (?) .] [Cf. Cringe .] To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Scrip <Xpage=1293>

Scrip (?) , n. [OE. scrippe , probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & OSw. skreppa , and also LL. scrippum , OF. esquerpe , escrepe , F. \'82charpe scarf. Cf. Scarp , Scarf a piece of dress.] A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic]

Chaucer.

And in requital ope his leathern scrip . Milton.

Scrip <Xpage=1293>

Scrip , n. [From script .] 1. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.

Call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip . Shak.

Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper can be made current coin. Locke.

2. A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip , consol scrip , etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.

3. Paper fractional currency. [Colloq.U.S.]

Scrippage <Xpage=1293>

Scrip"page (?; 48) , n. The contents of a scrip, or wallet. [Obs.]

Shak.

Script <Xpage=1293>

Script (?) , n. [OE. scrit , L. scriptum something written, fr. scribere , scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript , <?/scrit , F. \'82crit . See Scribe , and cf. Scrip a writing.] 1. A writing; a written document. [Obs.]

aucer.

2. (Print.) Type made in imitation of handwriting.

3. (Law) An original instrument or document.

4. Written characters; style of writing.