'Sole' definitions:

Definition of 'sole'

From: WordNet
adjective
Not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" [syn: exclusive, sole(a)]
adjective
Being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)]
noun
The underside of footwear or a golf club
noun
Lean flesh of any of several flatfish [syn: sole, fillet of sole]
noun
The underside of the foot
noun
Right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
verb
Put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" [syn: sole, resole]

Definition of 'Sole'

From: GCIDE
  • Sole \Sole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soled; p. pr. & vb. n. Soling.] To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sole'

From: GCIDE
  • Sole \Sole\, a. [L. solus, or OF. sol, F. seul (fr. L. solus; cf. L. sollus whole, entire. Cf. Desolate, Solemn, Solo, Sullen.]
  • 1. Being or acting without another; single; individual; only. "The sole son of my queen." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • He, be sure . . . first and last will reign Sole king. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. [1913 Webster]
  • Corporation sole. See the Note under Corporation. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Single; individual; only; alone; solitary. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sole'

From: GCIDE
  • Sol \Sol\ Sole \Sole\, n. [From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which salt is obtained.] (Chem.) A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Sole'

From: GCIDE
  • Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot.] (Zool.) (a) 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. (b) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Lemon, or French, sole (Zool.), a European species of sole (Solea pegusa).
  • Smooth sole (Zool.), the megrim. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sole'

From: GCIDE
  • Sole \Sole\ (s[=o]l), n. [AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot. Cf. Exile, Saloon, Soil earth, Sole the fish.]
  • 1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. [1913 Webster]
  • The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. --Gen. viii. 9. [1913 Webster]
  • Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. [1913 Webster]
  • The "caliga" was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. Specifially: (a) (Agric.) The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow. (b) (Far.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. (c) (Fort.) The bottom of an embrasure. (d) (Naut.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel. --Totten. (e) (Mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes. [1913 Webster]
  • Sole leather, thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'sole'

From: GCIDE
  • Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot.] (Zool.) (a) 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. (b) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Lemon, or French, sole (Zool.), a European species of sole (Solea pegusa).
  • Smooth sole (Zool.), the megrim. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sole'

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