| self-explanatory |
requiring no further explanation or elaboration; clear. |
| selfish |
overly concerned with oneself and one's own interests, rather than those of others; self-centered. [2 definitions] |
| self-respect |
the proper esteem and regard for oneself and one's dignity as a human being. |
| self-service |
the act or process of serving oneself at a store, restaurant, or the like, and paying at a designated cashier's desk. [2 definitions] |
| self-sufficient |
dependent solely on oneself for the means of support or survival. |
| sell |
to exchange (something) with another for money. [9 definitions] |
| seller |
one who sells; vendor. [2 definitions] |
| semester |
one half of an academic year. |
| semicircle |
one half of a circle. [2 definitions] |
| semicolon |
a punctuation mark (;) used to separate independent clauses within a sentence, indicating a less distinct break than that marked by a period, or used to separate clauses or phrases containing commas. |
| semifinal |
designating the next-to-last game or match. [2 definitions] |
| seminary |
a religious school for preparing and educating men and women for work in ministry. |
| Seminole |
a member of a North American Indian tribe that was originally a Creek tribe and is now located in Florida and Oklahoma. [2 definitions] |
| semitrailer |
a freight-hauling trailer that is supported at the front by the tractor cab that pulls it. |
| senate |
(cap.) the upper house of the legislature in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries. [3 definitions] |
| senator |
a member of a senate. |
| send |
to cause to be transmitted, as by mail or delivery service. [7 definitions] |
| Senegal |
a West African country on the Atlantic, between Mauritania and Guinea. |
| senior |
elder, esp. of two relatives having the same name (often used in abbreviation). [7 definitions] |
| senior citizen |
an elderly person, esp. one who is past the usual retirement age of sixty-five. |
| sensation |
a perception by means of one of the sense organs. [5 definitions] |