sole vs soul

Definitions

noun

1. the underside of the foot
2. lean flesh of any of several flatfish
3. right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
4. the underside of footwear or a golf club

verb

1. put a new sole on

adjective

1. not divided or shared with others
2. being the only one; single and isolated from others

Examples

Jobs 'mention that developers can begin submitting programs to the Mac App Store by next month made it clear that this, like the iPhone's App Store, will be a curated environment, subject to Apple's sole control.

They point out that, for customers, obsoleting an investment is not an ‘escape’ but a ‘closed door.’

He was anointed with oil and the crown of France was solemnly lowered onto his head.

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Definitions

noun

1. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
2. deep feeling or emotion
3. a human being
4. a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s
5. the human embodiment of something

Examples

(Variety's Dennis Harvey called Mr. Friedman's onscreen persona "nebbishy"; The Boston Globe's Wesley Morris was a little nicer, saying, "The movie is the product of his big, shiny love of forgotten soul legends whom superstardom ... has eluded.")

Unpredictable, emotional and alive, it is, in keeping with the area, soul with the rough edges intact.

She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace.

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