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The Meaning of 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.
  • (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.
  • (n.) The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself.
  • (n.) The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom.
  • (n.) The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing.
  • (n.) The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow.
  • (n.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts.
  • (n.) The bottom of an embrasure.
  • (n.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.
  • (n.) The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.
  • (a.) Being or acting without another; single; individual; only.
  • (a.) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.

Synonyms

fillet of sole , resole , exclusive , lone , lonesome , only , solitary

Homophones

seoul , sohl , soul , sowle

Rhymes

amphibole , anatole , atoll , bankroll , blowhole , boal , boehl , bohl , bole , boll , bowl , buol , buttonhole , cajole , casserole , charcoal , coal , coale , cole , colle , console , control , cubbyhole , decontrol , devaul , dhole , dipole , doell , dole , droll , ecole , enroll , espanol , extol , fishbowl , flagpole , foal , foale , fohl , foxhole , glycerol , glycol , goal , gohl , groll , hoel , hohl , hole , interpol , keyhole , knoell , knoll , koehl , koelle , kohl , kol , kole , lodgepole , loophole , madole , manhole , mcdole , metropol , mohl , mole , monopole , nicole , nicolle , nohl , nole , noll , ohl , ole , oriole , pajole , parole , patrol , payroll , pfohl , pigeonhole , pinhole , pistole , poehl , pohl , pole , poll , pothole , redpoll , rock-and-roll , roehl , roell , roelle , rohl , rol , role , roll , rolle , schaul , scroll , self-control , seoul , shoal , shole , sinkhole , skoal , sohl , soul , sowle , stole , stoll , strohl , strole , stroll , tadpole , thoele , thole , toal , toelle , tole , toll , troll , voell , walpole , whole , woehl , wohl