12-letter words containing sel
- self-centred — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- self-closing — the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- self-colored — of one color.
- self-command — self-control.
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-concept — the idea or mental image one has of oneself and one's strengths, weaknesses, status, etc.; self-image.
- self-concern — to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
- self-content — satisfaction with oneself; self-complacency.
- self-control — control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
- self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
- self-created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
- self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
- self-dealing — financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.
- self-defence — the act of defending one's person when physically attacked, as by countering blows or overcoming an assailant: the art of self-defense.
- self-defense — the act of defending one's person when physically attacked, as by countering blows or overcoming an assailant: the art of self-defense.
- self-defined — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- self-deluded — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
- self-denying — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- self-devised — to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas: to devise a method.
- self-devoted — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
- self-elected — chosen by vote, as for an office (contrasted with appointed): an elected official.
- self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
- self-evolved — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-excited — noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
- self-feeding — automatically supplying itself with what is needed, as a machine
- self-fertile — capable of self-fertilization.
- self-filling — that fills or replenishes itself automatically
- self-finance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- self-focused — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- self-healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- self-honored — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
- self-induced — induced by oneself or itself.
- self-insurer — one insured under self-insurance.
- self-limited — (of a disease) running a definite and limited course.
- self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- self-mastery — self-control.
- self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- self-neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- self-offense — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- self-opinion — opinion of oneself, especially when unduly high.
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- self-playing — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- self-powered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.