sole¹ /sōl/

1. The underside of the foot
2. The bottom of a boot or shoe
3. The undersurface of a clubhead (golf)
4. The floor of an oven or furnace
5. A sill (now dialect)
6. The bottom, understructure, floor, or undersurface of various things
7. A thrustplane (geology)

To put a sole on

soleˈplate noun

A bedplate or similar object

sole² /sōl/

An elliptical flatfish of the genus Solea, esp S. solea, the European or Dover sole, having a twisted mouth with teeth on the underside only and dorsal and anal fins that extend to the tail

solenette /sōl-netˈ or sōl-ə-netˈ/ noun

A small European species of sole, Buglossidium luteum, with distinctive dark-coloured rays on the dorsal and anal fins

lemon sole see under lemon²

sole³ /sōl/

1. Alone
2. Only
3. Without husband or wife (law)
4. Without another
5. Solitary
6. Consisting of one person
7. Exclusive
8. Uniform

sole adverb

soleˈly adverb

1. Alone
2. Only
3. Singly

soleˈness noun

sole⁴ /sōl/ (Shakespeare)

To pull (by the ears) (also (dialect) sowl, sowle or soole /sowl, sēl or sool/)

• monotrematous
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