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
verb, as in put a new sole on
adjective, as in being the only one; single and isolated from others
adjective, as in not divided or shared with others
What does sole mean?7
adjective
being the only one; single and isolated from others“the lone doctor in the entire county”
not divided or shared with others“they have exclusive use of the machine”
noun
lean flesh of any of several flatfish
the underside of footwear or a golf club
the underside of the foot
right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
verb
put a new sole on“sole the shoes”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with sole?22
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