sole
noun/səʊl/
/səʊl/
- [countable] the bottom surface of the foot
- The hot sand burned the soles of their feet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- thin
- leather
- …
- the sole of your boot
- the sole of your shoe
- the soles of your feet
- …
- [countable] the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not including the heel
- leather soles
- I’ve got a hole in the sole of my shoe.
Homophones sole | soulsole soulTopics Clothes and Fashionc1/səʊl//səʊl/- sole adjective
- John Dashwood is the sole male heir, so inherits the entire estate.
- sole noun
- He had a hole in the sole of his left shoe.
- soul noun
- Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- thin
- leather
- …
- the sole of your boot
- the sole of your shoe
- the soles of your feet
- …
- -soled(in adjectives) having the type of soles mentioned
- rubber-soled shoes
- [uncountable, countable] (plural sole)a flat sea fish that is used for food see also lemon soleTopics Fish and shellfishc2
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’, from solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’; compare with Dutch zool and German Sohle. noun sense 4 Middle English: from Old French, from Provençal sola, from Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’, from solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’, named from its shape.
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