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Meaning of 'sole' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sole [ a.]
- Being or acting without another; single; individual; only.
- Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.
2 . Sole [ n.]
- Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish.
- Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species.
- The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself.
- The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom.
- The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing.
- The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow.
- The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts.
- The bottom of an embrasure.
- A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.
- The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes.
3 . Sole [ v. t.]
- To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.

Meaning of 'sole' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sole [ v]
Meaning (1):
- put a new sole on
Example in sentence:
  • sole the shoes
2 . sole [ s]
Meaning (2):
- being the only one; single and isolated from others
Example in sentence:
  • a lonesome pine;
  • a solitary instance of cowardice;
  • a solitary speck in the sky;
  • an only child;
  • the lone doctor in the entire county;
  • the sole example;
  • the sole heir
Meaning (3):
- not divided or shared with others
Example in sentence:
  • sole rights of publication;
  • they have exclusive use of the machine

Nearby Words:

sol sol-fa sol-faed sol-faing sola solace solaced solacement solacing solacious

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