Sole
(
noun
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adjective
,
verb
)
(As a noun)
Sole ( noun )
- The underside of the foot.
- The bottom of a shoe or boot that is in contact with the ground.
- The lower flat of the two main surfaces of a fish's body.
- Something that is unique of its kind; an individual example.
Origin:
Middle english, from old french, from latin solus alone, single, from se- apart + -lus -one; akin to old english gesælig solitary.
Examples:
- The soles of his shoes were worn thin.
- The fish was cooked on a bed of lemons with the skin on the upper side and the sole facing down.
- She felt the soft sand between her toes and the warmth of the sun on her soles.
- The sole survivor of the crash was rescued by a passing boat.
- The company is the sole distributor of the product in the region.
(As an adjective)
Sole ( adjective )
- The underside of the foot.
- The bottom of a shoe or boot that is in contact with the ground.
- The lower flat of the two main surfaces of a fish's body.
- Something that is unique of its kind; an individual example.
Origin:
Middle english, from old french, from latin solus alone, single, from se- apart + -lus -one; akin to old english gesælig solitary.
Examples:
- The soles of his shoes were worn thin.
- The fish was cooked on a bed of lemons with the skin on the upper side and the sole facing down.
- She felt the soft sand between her toes and the warmth of the sun on her soles.
- The sole survivor of the crash was rescued by a passing boat.
- The company is the sole distributor of the product in the region.
(As a verb)
Sole ( verb )
- The underside of the foot.
- The bottom of a shoe or boot that is in contact with the ground.
- The lower flat of the two main surfaces of a fish's body.
- Something that is unique of its kind; an individual example.
Origin:
Middle english, from old french, from latin solus alone, single, from se- apart + -lus -one; akin to old english gesælig solitary.
Examples:
- The soles of his shoes were worn thin.
- The fish was cooked on a bed of lemons with the skin on the upper side and the sole facing down.
- She felt the soft sand between her toes and the warmth of the sun on her soles.
- The sole survivor of the crash was rescued by a passing boat.
- The company is the sole distributor of the product in the region.