Noun: sole sówl
- The underside of the foot
"He had a painful blister on the sole of his left foot"
- The underside of footwear or a golf club
"The soles of his shoes were worn through"; "He adjusted the sole of the golf club for better contact"
- Right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
"Dover sole is highly prized for its delicate flavour"
- Lean flesh of any of several flatfish
"The restaurant served a delicate fillet of sole with lemon butter sauce";
- fillet of sole
- Being the only one; single and isolated from others
"the sole heir";
- lone, lonesome, only, solitary
- Not divided or shared with others
"sole rights of publication";
- exclusive
Derived forms: soling, soles, soled
Type of: area, bottom, bushel [US], doctor [informal], fix, flatfish, food fish, mend, region, repair, underneath, underside, undersurface
Part of: club head, clubhead, club-head, family Soleidae, foot, footgear, footwear, golf-club head, human foot, pes, Soleidae
Encyclopedia: Sole, Luna, e Talia