sole

Universal Words 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 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