15-letter words starting with sel
- self-solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- self-subsisting — to exist; continue in existence.
- self-subversive — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- self-sufficient — able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.
- self-suggestion — the act of suggesting.
- self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- self-sustaining — self-supporting.
- self-sustenance — means of sustaining life; nourishment.
- self-validating — requiring no external confirmation, sanction, or validation.
- self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
- selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- sell one's body — If someone sells their body, they have sex for money.
- sell one's soul — If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles.
- seller's market — commerce: greater demand than supply
- seller's option — (on the New York Stock Exchange) a special transaction that gives the seller the right to make late delivery of a security within a specified period, ranging from 5 to not more than 60 business days for stocks.
- sellers' market — a market in which goods and services are scarce and prices relatively high.