<B>self-noise, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> noise produced by a ship itself as it passes through water, as distinguished from the noise caused by the water's turbulence. </DL>
<A NAME="selfobsessed">
<B>self-obsessed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> obsessed of or over oneself; self-concentrated. </DL>
<A NAME="selfobsession">
<B>self-obsession, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> obsession of or over oneself; self-concentration. </DL>
<B>self-opposed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to oneself or itself; having parts or elements that are opposed one to another. </DL>
<A NAME="selfordained">
<B>self-ordained, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> ordained by oneself or itself. </DL>
<A NAME="selforganized">
<B>self-organized, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> organized of or by oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfoutlawed">
<B>self-outlawed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> outlawed by oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfparody">
<B>self-parody, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a parody of oneself; a ridiculous exaggeration of one's own characteristics. </DL>
<A NAME="selfperception">
<B>self-perception, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> perception of or by oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfperfect">
<B>self-perfect, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> perfect in oneself or itself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfperpetuating">
<B>self-perpetuating, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> perpetuating oneself or itself. <BR> <I>Ex. The largest single block of stock is owned by a charitable foundation whose trustees are self-perpetuating (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfperpetuation">
<B>self-perpetuation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> perpetuation of oneself or itself. <BR> <I>Ex. Self-perpetuation of the organization is assured (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpiloting">
<B>self-piloting, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ramjet ignition system which uses part of the fuel-air mixture as a pilot flame to ignite the rest of the fuel-air mixture. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpity">
<B>self-pity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> pity for oneself, especially to excess. <BR> <I>Ex. Honesty rare as a man without self-pity ... (Stephen Vincent Benet).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpitying">
<B>self-pitying, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by self-pity. <BR> <I>Ex. sharply pathetic, but not self-pitying ... (Manchester Guardian).</I> adv. <B>self-pityingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpleased">
<B>self-pleased, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> pleased with oneself; self-complacent. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpoised">
<B>self-poised, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>poised or balanced of itself or without external aid. <BR> <I>Ex. Thy form self-poised as if it floated on the air (Longfellow).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having or showing mental poise, steadiness, or self-possession, regardless of external circumstances. <BR> <I>Ex. Decorous and self-poised, he was only passionate before the enemy (John L. Motley).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpolicing">
<B>self-policing, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> policing of oneself or itself. <DD><I>noun </I> the act or process of policing oneself or itself. <BR> <I>Ex. He favored self-policing by the industry (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpollinate">
<B>self-pollinate, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-nated,</B> <B>-nating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to fertilize with pollen from the same flower or plant; undergo or cause to undergo self-pollination. <BR> <I>Ex. Inbred lines [are] produced by continually self-pollinating the offspring originating from a single plant (London Times). These new plants are allowed to self-pollinate (Lester R. Brown).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpollination">
<B>self-pollination, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a stigma of the same flower, or to a stigma of another flower or clone of the same plant. </DL>
<B>self-portrait, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a portrait made by a person of himself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpossessed">
<B>self-possessed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or showing control of one's feelings and actions; not excited, embarrassed, or confused; calm. <BR> <I>Ex. ... as impenitent and self-possessed a young lady as one would desire to see (George Bernard Shaw). In a moment he recovered his usual self-possessed manner (W. H. Hudson).</I> (SYN) composed, collected, poised, assured, unruffled. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpossession">
<B>self-possession, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> control of one's feelings and actions; self-command; composure; calmness. <BR> <I>Ex. Their quiet self-possession and dignified ease impressed me pleasurably (Samuel Butler).</I> (SYN) equanimity, imperturbability. </DL>
<B>self-praise, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> praise of oneself by oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpreoccupation">
<B>self-preoccupation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> preoccupation with oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpreparation">
<B>self-preparation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> preparation of or by oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpreservation">
<B>self-preservation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> preservation of oneself from harm or destruction. <BR> <I>Ex. the instinct of self-preservation.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpride">
<B>self-pride, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> pride in oneself, one's achievements, or one's position; personal pride. <BR> <I>Ex. But it is also true that most people have independence and self-pride enough to prefer work to unemployment (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<B>self-proclaimed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> made known by oneself about oneself; self-declared. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-proclaimed art critic.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfproduced">
<B>self-produced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> produced by or from within oneself or itself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfprofit">
<B>self-profit, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person's own profit or advantage; self-interest. <BR> <I>Ex. ... unbias'd by self-profit (Tennyson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpropelled">
<B>self-propelled, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> propelled by an engine or motor within itself. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-propelled missile.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpropelling">
<B>self-propelling, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that moves under its own power, as an automobile. </DL>
<A NAME="selfpropulsion">
<B>self-propulsion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> movement forward or onward by one's own power. <BR> <I>Ex. The charter contains no instrument of self-propulsion (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfprotection">
<B>self-protection, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> protection of oneself; self-defense. </DL>
<A NAME="selfprotective">
<B>self-protective, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> protecting of or over oneself or itself. adv. <B>self-protectively.</B> noun <B>self-protectiveness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="selfpurification">
<B>self-purification, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a purification of oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfquestioning">
<B>self-questioning, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> questioning of oneself. </DL>
<B>self-rating scale,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a rating scale on which a person evaluates himself in various areas, as personality, character, or ability. </DL>
<A NAME="selfrealization">
<B>self-realization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fulfillment by one's own efforts of the possibilities of development of the self. </DL>
<A NAME="selfrecording">
<B>self-recording, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that makes a record of its own operations; recording automatically; self-registering. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-recording thermometer.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfrecrimination">
<B>self-recrimination, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> self-accusation; self-reproach. <BR> <I>Ex. She mixed self-recrimination with self-justification until it was enough to make a man's head swim (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfregard">
<B>self-regard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>regard of or consideration for oneself. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=self-respect.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="selfregarding">
<B>self-regarding, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> looking towards or centering upon oneself; self-serving. <BR> <I>Ex. The pleasures and pains of amity and enmity are of the self-regarding cast (Jeremy Bentham).</I> </DL>
<B>self-relation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the identity of a thing with itself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfreliance">
<B>self-reliance, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> reliance on one's own acts, abilities, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. A greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men (Emerson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfreliant">
<B>self-reliant, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or showing self-reliance. adv. <B>self-reliantly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="selfrenunciation">
<B>self-renunciation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> renunciation of one's own will, interests, or the like; self-sacrifice. </DL>
