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self-built

self-built adjective: built by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.

Adjective

self-built (not comparable)

  1. Built by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.
    • Near-synonyms: self-assembled, self-assembly; do-it-yourself, DIY
    • a self-built car

Synonyms of self-built

Origin of self-built

From self- + built.

Questions about self-built

What does self-built mean?
Self-built means built by oneself, whether from scratch, from commercially available components, or a combination thereof.
What part of speech is self-built?
Self-built is an adjective.

Words near self-built in the dictionary

  1. self-breed
  2. self-breeding
  3. self-breeds
  4. self-build
  5. self-builds
  6. self-built
  7. self-care
  8. self-castrated
  9. self-catalysis
  10. self-catered
  11. self-catering

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