sole

Sole means the bottom of the foot, or the part of a shoe that is underneath the foot.

(noun)

An example of a sole is the part of your foot that touches the ground while walking.
An example of a sole is the part of a shoe that touches the ground while walking.

The definition of sole is defined as one person, one group or undivided.

(adjective)

An example of sole is one person eating alone in a restaurant; a sole diner.

See sole in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: OFr < VL *sola, for L solea, sandal, sole, kind of fish < solum, sole, base, ground, bottom

transitive verb soled, soling

to furnish (a shoe, etc.) with a sole

adjective

1. without another or others; single; one and only
2. acting, working, etc. alone without help
of or having to do with only one (specified) person or group
given or belonging to no other; not shared or divided; exclusive: the sole rights to a patent
Archaic alone; solitary
Law unmarried

Origin: ME < OE sol < L solus, alone < ? IE *sōlo- < base *se-, *s(e)wo-, apart > L suus, one's own

noun pl. sole or soles

any of various flatfishes (esp. family Soleidae) usually highly valued as food

Origin: OFr < VL *sola, for L solea (see sole): so named from its shape

See sole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The underside of the foot.
The underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel.
The part on which something else rests while in a vertical position, especially:
a. The bottom surface of a plow.
b. The bottom surface of the head of a golf club.

transitive verb soled soled, sol·ing, soles soles

To furnish (a shoe or boot) with a sole.
To put the sole of (a golf club) on the ground, as in preparing to make a stroke.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin solea, sandal

Origin: , from solum, bottom, sole of the foot

adjective

Being the only one: the sole survivor of the crash.
Of or relating to only one individual or group; exclusive: The court has the sole right to decide.
Law Single; unmarried.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, alone

Origin: , from Old French sol

Origin: , from Latin sōlus; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

noun pl. sole sole or soles

Any of various chiefly marine flatfish of the family Soleidae, related to and resembling the flounders, especially any of several European species, such as Solea solea, valued as food fishes.
Any of various other flatfish, especially certain coastal flounders.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin solea, sandal, flatfish (from its shape); see sole ¹

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