sole
1being the only one; only: the sole living relative.
belonging or pertaining to one individual or group to the exclusion of all others; exclusive: the sole right to the estate.
functioning automatically or with independent power: the sole authority.
Chiefly Law. not married; unmarried.
without company or companions; lonely: the sole splendor of her life.
Archaic. alone.
Origin of sole
1Other words for sole
Other words from sole
- soleness, noun
Words Nearby sole
Other definitions for sole (2 of 3)
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
the corresponding under part of a shoe, boot, or the like, or this part exclusive of the heel.
the bottom, under surface, or lower part of anything.
Carpentry.
the underside of a plane.
Golf. the part of the head of the club that touches the ground.
to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
Golf. to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.
Origin of sole
2Other words from sole
- soleless, adjective
Other definitions for sole (3 of 3)
a European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.
any other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout.
Origin of sole
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How to use sole in a sentence
In 1969, the Rocket Chemical Company was renamed for WD-40, which by then was its sole product.
His sole visit to the region was the 2018 G-20 summit in Buenos Aires.
The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes | Charlie Campell/Beijing | February 4, 2021 | TimeSanchez, a Democrat, was the sole vote against Jensen’s appointment.
North County Report: Appointment of New Oceanside Leader Making Waves | Kayla Jimenez | February 4, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoHughes has long touted his sole focus on representing tenants.
How a Volunteer Helped Get the City Into Its Biggest Real Estate Debacle | Lisa Halverstadt | January 29, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe research suggests that groups like QAnon are based on a worldview that extends beyond one sole prediction.
Jourdan Dunn is the first sole black woman to feature on a British ‘Vogue’ cover in 12 years.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem | Danielle Belton | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt stands for the proposition that the biological basis of procreation should also be the sole organizing principle of society.
No wonder criminal-justice reform is no longer the sole concern of balladeers and bleeding hearts.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, so much for Obama being the sole culprit for why we think America is on the wrong track.
A moment ago the drawing-room had seemed empty; Mrs. Luke, in her sole person, filled and illuminated it.
"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThere was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went gaily scuttering over the roads of France.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeIt is to be feared that the attractions of the house-dinner were not the sole inducement to many of those sitting there.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsIt was well that Monsieur de Biancourt was wiser than many of his crew, whose sole cry was to kill them all.
Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.
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British Dictionary definitions for sole (1 of 3)
/ (səʊl) /
Origin of sole
1Derived forms of sole
- soleness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for sole (2 of 3)
/ (səʊl) /
the underside of the foot: Related adjectives: plantar, volar
the underside of a shoe
the bottom of a furrow
the bottom of a plough
the underside of a golf-club head
the bottom of an oven, furnace, etc
to provide (a shoe) with a sole
golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke
Origin of sole
2Derived forms of sole
- soleless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for sole (3 of 3)
/ (səʊl) /
any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
any of certain other similar fishes
Origin of sole
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