English Words: S

A literary device in which the author writes himself or herself into the story as a character.

One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.

Having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself.

The quality of being self-interested.

That which interprets itself.

to interrupt (an ongoing task or activity, or the person performing it) due to distractions, or shifting priorities.

The act of self-interrupting.

interview in which the same person asks and responds to the questions

Involution in oneself; hence, mental abstraction; reverie.

Wrapped up in oneself or in one's thoughts.

The quality of being self-involved.

To quarantine or isolate oneself from others, especially in order to avoid spreading a communicable disease.

Voluntary isolation from others, especially in order to avoid spreading a communicable disease.

Justification of oneself.

Having the quality of justifying itself.

One who excuses or justifies himself/herself.

To provide self-justification, to justify or excuse oneself or itself.

To kill oneself; commit suicide.

Killed by oneself.

One who kills oneself; a suicide.

present participle and gerund of self-kill

Knowing of itself, or without the communication from another.

Knowledge or insight into one's own character, abilities, feelings, or motivations; self-understanding.

Possessing self-knowledge.

Of a valve, especially for brakes, maintaining the force of pressure selected by a control.

Learning done by oneself, without a teacher or instructor.

The act of legitimizing one's actions.

The act of giving oneself permission or license to do something.

Alternative form of self-licking ice cream cone.

Something that apparently exists only to sustain itself.

A lie told to oneself.

Life dedicated to oneself, pleasure or self-fulfilment, often as opposed to a life devoted to God.

The quality or state of being self-limiting; the action of choosing to limit oneself.

Tending toward recovery after a certain course.

That limits its own growth.

A special offer that covers the promoter's costs despite being presented as a discount.

A semi-automatic firearm.

Synonym of semi-automatic.

Loathing oneself.

That remains safely in place after being moved or positioned, even in the absence of continued applied force.

Regard for oneself; love of oneself.

Exhibiting or exemplary of self-love.

The process of self-lubricating

Light-emitting.

Having achieved success by one's own efforts, with little to no support from family members and others.

A man who has achieved success by his own efforts, especially from a modest background.

a form of management encompassing self-directed work processes by an organization's workforce with or without joint control by workers and management.

The conscious control of one's behaviour.

To consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician.

The treatment or medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.