English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 216 of 1086

self-pleasingadj

That pleases oneself; given over only to one's own pleasure.

self-pleasurenoun

masturbation

self-policeverb

To police and monitor amongst themselves without resorting to an external organisation.

self-pollinatingadj

relating to plants that pollinate themselves, either with pollen from the same flower or from a neighbouring flower on the same plant.

self-pollinationnoun

Pollination of a flower by its own pollen, in a flower that has both stamens and a pistil.

self-polluteverb

To masturbate.

self-pollutionnoun

Masturbation, seen as sinful according to religious dogma.

self-portraitnoun

The bust of an artist by the artist him/herself; a portrait of the painter who painted it.

self-possessedadj

In full control of one's faculties, and having a firm belief in one's abilities; confident, assured and poised.

self-possessedlyadv

In a self-possessed manner.

self-possessionnoun

A confidence in one's own powers.

self-poweredadj

Powered by itself without requiring an external power source.

self-praisenoun

The praise of oneself.

self-preoccupationnoun

Excessive interest in oneself.

self-presentationnoun

The act of introducing oneself, stating name, titles, qualifications etc.

self-preservationnoun

The instinctive behaviour that protects oneself from harm.

self-preservativeadj

Of or relating to self-preservation.

self-pridenoun

Pride in one's own character, abilities, or reputation; self-esteem.

self-proclaimedadj

Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others.

self-producedadj

Produced by itself or oneself.

self-professedadj

Stated, announced, or acknowledged by oneself.

self-promoteverb

To promote oneself; to present oneself to others in a favorable light.

self-promotionnoun

The purposeful act of presenting oneself to others in a favorable way, often viewed by others negatively as forceful, exaggerated, or self-indulgent.

self-promotionaladj

Using self-promotion.

self-pronouncingadj

Of a book: including phonetic notation to aid in pronouncing the words.

self-propagateverb

To reproduce without outside help.

self-propelledadj

Having its own means of propulsion that moves with it.

self-propellingadj

Self-propelled.

self-protectionnoun

self-defence

self-pruningnoun

Synonym of cladoptosis.

self-publishverb

To publish a work independently, without the assistance of a publishing company.

self-publishingnoun

The publishing of books and other media by the authors or creators of those works, rather than by established, third-party publishers.

self-punishmentnoun

The act of punishing oneself.

self-qualificationnoun

qualification through a first party

self-qualifiedadj

Having been qualified by a first party entity.

self-qualifyverb

To qualify through a first party entity

self-qualifyingnoun

The action of the verb to self-qualify; The process of qualifying through a first party

self-quarantineverb

To refrain from physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.

self-questioningnoun

The contemplation of one's actions, beliefs, etc.

self-radicalizeverb

To become radical without outside influence.

self-raisingadj

Capable of rising without added leavening agent.

self-rapenoun

An act of rape where the rapist identifies with or is the same as the victim.

self-realisationnoun

Alternative spelling of self-realization.

self-realizationnoun

The fulfillment of one's own abilities or capacities; self-actualization.

self-realizationsnoun

plural of self-realization

self-recognitionnoun

The experience of one's own life, personality, etc.; recognition of oneself as a full-bodied individual.

self-recordingadj

Of an instrument: capable of automatically recording its measurements.

self-recriminationnoun

The practice or habit of recriminating against oneself, of blaming or censuring oneself.

self-redressnoun

Redress of a wrong by the victim; revenge, retribution.

self-referencenoun

An act or process of referring to itself or oneself.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 216. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.