adjective, noun, verb
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 only; single:
the sole surviving member of the family * My sole reason for coming here was to see you. * This is the sole means of access to the building.
2 belonging to one person or group; not shared:
She has sole responsibility for the project. * the sole owner
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] the bottom surface of the foot:
The hot sand burned the soles of their feet.
2 [C] the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not including the heel:
leather / rubber soles
compareHEELn.(3)
3 (-soled) (in adjectives) having the type of soles mentioned:
rubber-soled shoes
4 [U,C] (plural sole) a flat sea fish that is used for food
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to repair a shoe by replacing the sole
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for sole is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is sole a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, sole is tagged as noun.
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