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] |
sensational |
producing or intended to produce intense excitement or interest, esp. by lurid or exaggerated elements. [3 definitions] |
sense |
any of five ways to perceive, namely touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. [12 definitions] |