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sole

/soʊl/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Sole means: being the only one; single and isolated from others.

Synonyms for sole15

noun, as in lean flesh of any of several flatfish

fillet of sole

verb, as in put a new sole on

resole

adjective, as in being the only one; single and isolated from others

lone, lonesome, only, solitary, single

adjective, as in not divided or shared with others

exclusive, unshared

also used for sole

individual, first and last, one, one and only, singular, unitary

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What does sole mean?7

adjective

1

being the only one; single and isolated from others“the lone doctor in the entire county”

2

not divided or shared with others“they have exclusive use of the machine”

noun

1

lean flesh of any of several flatfish

2

the underside of footwear or a golf club

3

the underside of the foot

4

right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European

verb

1

put a new sole on“sole the shoes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sole?22

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Sole in a sentence

  • Still today, my sister persists in her claim to be our parents' sole heir.Miktsoanit
  • Being an only child, he was the sole inheritor.sundown
  • Being an only child, he was the sole heir.CK
  • They don’t deserve sole blame, but there should be more soul-searching.unknown
  • Mistakes do give us wit, a sole one - not a bit!Adelpa
  • My sole idea was to get there as fast as possible.unknown
  • The sole survivor of the crash was a baby.CM
  • The gun was the police's sole lead for solving the crime.tatoebashrek

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sole

as a noun

plural
soles

as a verb

past tense
soled
present participle
soling
third-person singular
soles
past participle
soled