Definition of sole Sole

/sowˈl/ - [sowl] - sole

We found 38 definitions of sole from 9 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: soles

sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
  flatfish any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
  food fish any fish used for food by human beings
  family soleidae, soleidae soles
  european sole, solea solea highly valued as food
  solea lascaris, lemon sole European flatfish highly valued as food
  parophrys vitulus, english sole, lemon sole popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
  psettichthys melanostichus, sand sole a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
  hogchoker, trinectes maculatus useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama
sole - the underside of footwear or a golf club
  underside, undersurface, bottom a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
  footgear, footwear covering for a person's feet
  club-head, club head, clubhead, golf-club head (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
  half sole shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe
  innersole, insole the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
  outsole the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground
sole - lean flesh of any of several flatfish
  fillet of sole
  flatfish any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
  sole right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
  gray sole, grey sole greyish-white flesh of a flatfish
sole - the underside of the foot
  region, area a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"
  human foot, pes, foot travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"

Verb

soles, soling, soled  

sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes"
  resole
  bushel, furbish up, mend, doctor, touch on, repair, restore, fix heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sole (Noun)
    A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall.
  • sole (Noun)
    A pond or pool; a dirty pond of standing water.
  • sole (Noun)
    The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
  • sole (Noun)
    The bottom of a shoe or boot.
  • sole (Noun)
    Solea solea , a flatfish of the family Soleidae.
  • sole (Verb)
    To pull by the ears; to pull about; haul; lug.
  • sole (Verb)
    To put a sole on.
  • sole (Adjective)
    only.
  • sole (Adjective)
    unmarried especially of a woman; widowed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sole (n.)
    Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish.
  • sole (n.)
    Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species.
  • sole (n.)
    The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself.
  • sole (n.)
    The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom.
  • sole (n.)
    The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing.
  • sole (n.)
    The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow.
  • sole (n.)
    The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts.
  • sole (n.)
    The bottom of an embrasure.
  • sole (n.)
    A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.
  • sole (n.)
    The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes.
  • sole (v. t.)
    To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.
  • sole (a.)
    Being or acting without another; single; individual; only.
  • sole (a.)
    Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sole
    The bottom of a shoe, footwear or boot.
  • sole
    The underside of the human foot.
  • sole
    A flatfish of the family Soleidae.
  • sole
    The single, special individual

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sole
    sōl, n. the lowest part or under-side of the foot: the foot: the bottom of a boot or shoe: the bottom of anything.—v.t. to furnish with a sole.—adj. Solē′iform, slipper-shaped.—ns. Sole′-leath′er, strong leather for the soles of boots and shoes; Sole′-tile, a form of tile for the bottoms of sewers, &c.; Sōlē′us, a flat muscle of the calf of the leg beneath the gastrocnemius. [A.S. sole—L. soleasolum, bottom.]
  • sole
    sōl, n. a genus (Solea) of flat-fish, elongate-oval in form, with flesh firm, white, and excellently flavoured. [Fr. sole—L. solea.]
  • sole
    sōl, adj. alone: only: being or acting without another: single: (law) unmarried.—advs. Sole; Sole′ly, alone: only: singly.—n. Sole′ness. [Fr.,—L. solus, alone.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • sole
    a name sometimes given to the lower side of a gun-port, which however is more properly called the port-sell.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • sole
    A common flat-fish, Solea vulgaris. Also, the decks of the cabin and forecastle in some ships, respectively called the cabin and forecastle soles. Also, the lining of the bilge-ways, rudder, and the like.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • sole
    The bottom or lower surface of an embrasure.

Part of speech

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  • sole, verb, present, 1st person singular of sole (infinitive).
  • sole, verb (infinitive).
  • sole, noun, singular of sole / soles.
  • sole, noun, plural of sole.
  • sole, adjective.

Pronunciation

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