8-letter words containing sel
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- selcouth — strange; uncommon.
- seldomly — rarely; seldom.
- seldseen — seldom seen
- selected — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selectee — one selected by draft for service in one of the armed forces.
- selector — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selenate — a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selenian — of the moon; lunar
- selenide — any compound in which bivalent selenium is combined with a positive element, as potassium selenide, K 2 Se, or with a group.
- selenite — Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- selenium — a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- selenous — selenious.
- seleucia — an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- seleucid — a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312–64 b.c., that ruled an empire that included much of Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Bactria, and Babylonia.
- seleucus — (Seleucus Nicator) 358?–281? b.c, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
- self-set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- self-sow — to sow or propagate itself naturally from seeds that have been dropped.
- selfheal — a plant, Prunella vulgaris, of the mint family, having pinnate leaves and tubular violet-blue flowers, formerly believed to have healing properties.
- selfhood — the state of being an individual person; individuality.
- selfless — having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame, position, money, etc.; unselfish.
- selfness — selfhood.
- selfsame — being the very same; identical.
- selfward — in the direction of or toward oneself: a selfward-moving gesture.
- selictar — the sword-bearer of a chieftain
- selihoth — (used with a plural verb) liturgical prayers serving as expressions of repentance and pleas for God's forgiveness, recited by Jews during the period, usually beginning the preceding week, before Rosh Hashanah, during the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and on fast days.
- sell off — an act or method of selling.
- sell out — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- sell-off — Stock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling.
- sell-out — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- sellable — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- selvagee — rope wound round and used as straps or stoppers on ships
- selvedge — the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.
- selznick — David O(liver) 1902–65, U.S. motion-picture producer.
- sparsely — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- streusel — a topping for coffeecake, consisting of crumbs of blended sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter, and chopped nutmeats.
- tasseled — a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- tessella — a very small square tile of stone, glass, etc, used in mosaics, and smaller than a tessera
- the self — that which is essential to an individual, esp the mind or soul in Cartesian metaphysics; the ego
- themself — Themself is sometimes used instead of 'themselves' when it clearly refers to a singular subject. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
- tinselly — decorated with or abounding in tinsel.
- tinselry — cheap and pretentious display.
- tiselius — Arne [ahr-nuh] /ˈɑr nə/ (Show IPA), 1902–71, Swedish biochemist: Nobel prize 1948.
- unseldom — regularly
- unselect — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- unwisely — not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.
- vaselike — like or resembling a vase
- vaseline — Vaseline is a soft clear jelly made from petroleum, which is used to protect the skin and for other purposes.
- verselet — a small verse