self-contained
self-contained
Definition
self·-contained (-kən tānd′)
adjective
- keeping one's affairs to oneself; reserved
- showing self-command or self-control
- having all working parts, complete with motive power, in an enclosed unit: said of machinery
- having within oneself or itself all that is necessary; self-sufficient, as a community
self′·-contain′ment noun
self-contained
Synonyms
self-contained
modif.
self-contained
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- keychain: The entire routine is self-contained on the special keychain and is ALWAYS ready to perform without even a moments notice.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: A good principle is to make each page self-contained, but this is not essential.
- have: Spring - Both Midland Railroad Trust power cars have hydraulic fluid self-contained in the torque convertor.
Modifies a noun
- annex: This self-contained annex of an attractive thatched cottage is set in a wonderful rural location just outside the West Dorset village of Melplash.
- flat: Council tax in a fully self-contained flat is payable by the tenant.
- apartment: Friendly owners live in a self-contained apartment in the basement accessed by the chalet front door.
- annex: The property also benefits from a self-contained annex, currently an artist studio.
- apparatus: Two types of self-contained breathing apparatus were in use, viz.
- accommodation: The ground floor would easily convert to provide self-contained accommodation.
Modifying Another Word
- completely: Completely self-contained corner of the owner's large 1970's house.
- totally: It is totally self-contained with its own pleasant enclosed garden.
- entirely: No magnets or threads, entirely self-contained, works by itself.
- fully: The Unicorn has eight fully self-contained rooms - two twin, six double, two of which are family rooms.
- largely: The communities remain largely self-contained, the only shared facility being the railroad station.
- virtually: Cheap package holidays to Tenerife These attractive apartment complexes are divided into two virtually self-contained elements across the road from each other.
Infinitive complement
- enable: The subcategory is a way of grouping work activities, sufficiently broad but self-contained to enable staff to be positioned within the overall framework.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: They remain self-contained, which arguably makes them more flexible to deploy.
Preposition: in
- convertor: Spring - Both Midland Railroad Trust power cars have hydraulic fluid self-contained in the torque convertor.
Preposition: with
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