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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.
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