the small screen
Definition of the small screen
: television a movie made for the small screen
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: having comparatively little size or slight dimensions
: lowercase
: minor in influence, power, or rank
: in or into small pieces
: without force or loudness
: in a small manner
: a part smaller and especially narrower than the remainder
: small-sized products
: smallclothes
: a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view
: something that shelters, protects, or hides: such as
: a growth or stand of trees, shrubs, or plants
: to guard from injury or danger
: to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a screen
: to separate with or as if with a screen
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