[
US
/ˈsoʊɫ/
]
[ UK /sˈəʊl/ ]
[ UK /sˈəʊl/ ]
NOUN
- the underside of the foot
- lean flesh of any of several flatfish
- right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
- the underside of footwear or a golf club
VERB
-
put a new sole on
sole the shoes
ADJECTIVE
-
not divided or shared with others
they have exclusive use of the machine
sole rights of publication -
being the only one; single and isolated from others
an only child
the sole example
a solitary speck in the sky
a lonesome pine
the lone doctor in the entire county
a solitary instance of cowardice
the sole heir
How To Use sole In A Sentence
- 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. Apple updates: iLife '11, FaceTime on the Mac, Mac OS X Lion, Mac App Store, new MacBook Air models
- 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. THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII
- One thing's for sure: Rosen won't be trying to play the role of sole rainmaker.
- The "fruitily perfumed pineapple weed" that came to Britain from Oregon in the late 19th century and then began to spread throughout the countryside, Mr. Mabey says, "exactly tracked the adoption of the treaded motor tyre, to which its ribbed seeds clung" as if the treads were the soles of climbing boots. Stow the Mower, Stop Pulling
- Polish shoes; get new heels or soles if necessary.
- I compassionated him, and sometimes felt a wish to console him; but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened, and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred. Chapter 17
- I concede that seniority should not be the sole criterion.
- The center console is neat and simple, stressing a less-is-more minimalism.
- In the Hayekian view justice is solely to do with the rules of the game.