n. pl.; sing. Basuto (Ethnol.) A warlike South African people of the Bantu stock, divided into many tribes, at one time subjected by the English. They formerly practiced cannibalism, but have now adopted many European customs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

{ } a. [ Auto- + Gr. schedia`zein to do hastily. See Schediasm. ] Extemporary; offhand. [ R. ] Dean Martin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + stability. ] (Mechanics) Automatic stability; also, inherent stability. An aëroplane is inherently stable if it keeps in steady poise by virtue of its shape and proportions alone; it is automatically stable if it keeps in steady poise by means of self-operative mechanism. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. an expressway in an Italian-speaking country. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Auto- + Gr. sty^los pillar. ] (Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + suggestion. ] (Med.) 1. Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, especially in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. hypnosis induced by oneself.
Syn. -- self-hypnosis, self-suggestion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]