Sole - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səʊl|  American pronunciation of the word sole
Brit.  |səʊl|  British pronunciation of the word sole

noun

- the underside of footwear or a golf club
- lean flesh of any of several flatfish
- 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 (syn: resole)
sole the shoes

adjective

- not divided or shared with others (syn: exclusive)
sole rights of publication
- being the only one; single and isolated from others (syn: lone, lonesome, only, solitary)
the sole heir
the sole example

Extra examples

He became the sole heir to the property.

The sole aim of the program is to help the poor.

She was the sole survivor of the tragedy.

Icy roads were the sole cause of the accident.

He has sole jurisdiction of the area.

Griffiths is the sole survivor of the crash.

The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers.

Derek has sole responsibility for sales in Dublin.

The company has the sole rights to market Elton John's records.

The soles of his feet were caked in mud.

Dover sole

My shoe was lying in the corner with its sole facing upward.

...sheer despite was the sole reason for her hurtful comments...

...the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination...

She has sole custody of her daughter.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sole
he/she/it: soles
present participle: soling
past tense: soled
past participle: soled
noun
singular: sole
plural: soles
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