sole
noun
[ səʊl ]
• the undersurface of a person's foot.
• "the soles of their feet were nearly black with dirt"
sole
verb
• put a new sole on to (a shoe).
• "he wanted several pairs of boots to be soled and heeled"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’, from solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’; compare with Dutch zool and German Sohle .
sole
noun
• a marine flatfish of almost worldwide distribution, important as a food fish.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Provençal sola, from Latin solea (see sole1), named from its shape.
sole
adjective
• one and only.
• "my sole aim was to contribute to the national team"
Similar:
only,
one (and only),
single,
solitary,
lone,
unique,
only possible,
individual,
exclusive,
singular,
• (especially of a woman) unmarried.
Origin:
late Middle English (also in the senses ‘secluded’ and ‘unrivalled’): from Old French soule, from Latin sola, feminine of solus ‘alone’.
