Words beginning with SE (page 5)

1,971 words and phrases start with the letters SE.

self-depreciation(noun) a feeling of being of little worth
self-destroy(verb) do away with oneself or itself
self-destruct(verb) do away with oneself or itself
self-destruction(noun) the act of killing yourself
self-destructive(adjective) dangerous to yourself or your interests
self-determination(noun) government of a political unit by its own people
self-digestion(noun) lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
self-directed(adjective) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
self-direction(noun) personal independence
self-discipline(noun) the trait of practicing self discipline
self-disciplined(adjective) used of nonindulgent persons
self-discovery(noun) discovering your own individuality
self-disgust(noun) shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions
self-distrust(noun) lack of self-confidence
self-doubt(noun) lack of self-confidence
self-drive(noun) a rented car
self-educated(adjective) educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction
self-education(noun) the process of educating yourself
self-effacement(noun) withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
self-effacing(adjective) reluctant to draw attention to yourself
self-employed(adjective) working for yourself
self-employed person(noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
self-enclosed(adjective) of self-imposed enclosure or confinement
self-established(adjective) constituted by or established by itself
self-esteem(noun) a feeling of pride in yourself
self-evident(adjective) evident without proof or argument
self-evident truth(noun) an assumption that is basic to an argument
self-evidently(adverb) in a self-evident manner
self-examination(noun) the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
self-examining(adjective) given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
self-explanatory(adjective) needing no explanation
self-expression(noun) the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)
self-feeder(noun) a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
self-fertilisation(noun) fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
self-fertilised(adjective) fertilized by its own pollen
self-fertilization(noun) fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
self-fertilized(adjective) fertilized by its own pollen
self-flagellation(noun) self-punishment inflicted by whipping
self-forgetful(adjective) showing lack of self-interest
self-fulfillment(noun) the fulfillment of your capacities
self-generated(adjective) happening or arising without apparent external cause
self-giving(adjective) willing to deprive yourself
self-governing(adjective) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
self-government(noun) government of a political unit by its own people
self-gratification(noun) indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
self-hatred(noun) shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions
self-heal(noun) decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout…
self-help(noun) the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
self-hypnosis(noun) hypnosis induced by yourself
self-importance(noun) an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
self-important(adjective) having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
self-imposed(adjective) voluntarily assumed or endured
self-improvement(noun) the act of improving yourself
self-incrimination(noun) an accusation that incriminates yourself
self-induced(adjective) produced by electrical self-induction
self-inductance(noun) the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current…
self-induction(noun) generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually…
self-indulgence(noun) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
self-indulgent(adjective) indulgent of your own appetites and desires
self-indulgently(adverb) in a self-indulgent manner
self-insurance(noun) insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance…
self-interest(noun) taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
self-involved(adjective) absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
self-justification(noun) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
self-knowledge(noun) an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities
self-limited(adjective) relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment
self-loader(noun) a firearm that reloads itself
self-loading(adjective) (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
self-locking(adjective) locking automatically when closed
self-love(noun) feelings of excessive pride
self-loving(adjective) characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
self-luminous(adjective) having in itself the property of emitting light
self-made(adjective) having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts
self-mortification(noun) voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
self-moving(adjective) designed to activate or move or regulate itself
self-opinionated(adjective) obstinate in your opinions
self-organisation(noun) organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
self-organization(noun) organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
self-pity(noun) a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
self-pollinated(adjective) fertilized by its own pollen
self-pollinating(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of self-pollination
self-pollination(noun) fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
self-portrait(noun) a portrait of yourself created by yourself
self-possessed(adjective) in full control of your faculties
self-possession(noun) the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
self-praise(noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives
self-preservation(noun) preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
self-pride(noun) a feeling of pride in yourself
self-proclaimed(adjective) proclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without endorsement by others
self-produced(adjective) originating from the self
self-propelled(adjective) containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
self-propelled vehicle(noun) a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
self-propelling(adjective) containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
self-protection(noun) the act of defending yourself
self-punishment(noun) punishment inflicted on yourself
self-raising flour(noun) a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
self-realisation(noun) the fulfillment of your capacities
self-realization(noun) the fulfillment of your capacities
self-referent(adjective) referring back to itself
self-reformation(noun) the act of improving yourself

self-regard(noun) the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
self-registering thermometer(noun) a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
self-regulating(adjective) designed to activate or move or regulate itself
self-reliance(noun) personal independence
self-reliant(adjective) (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
self-renewal(noun) the act of renewing yourself (or itself)
self-renewing(adjective) of or relating to self-renewal
self-renunciation(noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
self-report inventory(noun) a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her…
self-report personality inventory(noun) a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her…
self-reproach(noun) a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
self-reproof(noun) the act of blaming yourself
self-respect(noun) the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
self-respectful(adjective) having or showing self-esteem
self-respecting(adjective) having or showing self-esteem
self-restraining(adjective) used of nonindulgent persons
self-restraint(noun) exhibiting restraint imposed on the self
self-righteous(adjective) excessively or hypocritically pious
self-righteously(adverb) in a sanctimonious manner
self-rising flour(noun) a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
self-rule(noun) government of a political unit by its own people
self-sacrifice(noun) acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
self-sacrificing(adjective) willing to deprive yourself
self-satisfaction(noun) the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
self-satisfied(adjective) marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
self-sealing(adjective) capable of sealing itself as after being pierced
self-seeded(adjective) growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
self-seeker(noun) a person who places expediency above principle
self-seeking(adjective) interested only in yourself
self-service(adjective) of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves
self-serving(adjective) interested only in yourself
self-sowed(adjective) growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
self-sown(adjective) growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
self-starter(noun) an energetic person with unusual initiative
self-stimulation(noun) manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure
self-styled(adjective) as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
self-sufficiency(noun) personal independence
self-sufficient(adjective) able to provide for your own needs without help from others
self-sufficing(adjective) able to provide for your own needs without help from others
self-suggestion(noun) a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
self-supporting(adjective) financially independent
self-sustained(adjective) needing no outside support
self-sustaining(adjective) able to provide for your own needs without help from others
self-taught art(noun) a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
self-torment(noun) self-imposed distress
self-torture(noun) self-imposed distress
self-whispered(adjective) as if whispered to yourself
self-will(noun) resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
self-willed(adjective) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
self-winding(adjective) designed so that manual winding is unnecessary
self-worship(noun) the worship of yourself
self-worth(noun) the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
self acceptance(noun) an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
selfish(adjective) concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
selfish person(noun) a person who is unusually selfish
selfishly(adverb) in an egotistical manner
selfishness(noun) stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
selfless(adjective) showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
selflessly(adverb) in an altruistic manner
selflessness(noun) the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
selfsame(adjective) being the exact same one; not any other:
selfsameness(noun) the quality of being identical with itself
Seljuk(adjective) of or relating to the Seljuks
Selkirk(noun) Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the…
Selkirk Mountains(noun) a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
Selkup(noun) one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia
sell(verb) exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
sell-by date(noun) a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold
sell off(verb) get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices
sell out(verb) sell or get rid of all one's merchandise
sell short(verb) sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to…
sell someone out(verb) give information that compromises others
sell up(verb) sell or get rid of all one's merchandise
sellable(adjective) fit to be offered for sale
seller(noun) someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
seller's market(noun) a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
Sellers(noun) English comic actor (1925-1980)
sellers' market(noun) a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
selling(noun) the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
selling agent(noun) someone who sells goods (on commission) for others
selling point(noun) a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers
selling price(noun) the price at which something is offered for sale
selling race(noun) a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction
selloff(noun) a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done…
Sellotape(noun) transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or…
sellout(noun) someone who has sold out
Selma(noun) a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters
selsyn(noun) a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative…
seltzer(noun) naturally effervescent mineral water
selva(noun) a rain forest in a tropical area
selvage(noun) border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
selvedge(noun) border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
Selznick(noun) United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)
semantic(adjective) of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
semantic error(noun) an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time
semantic memory(noun) your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts
semantic relation(noun) a relation between meanings
semantic role(noun) (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
semantically(adverb) with regard to meaning
semanticist(noun) a specialist in the study of meaning