sole
[adjective]
Synonyms: only, alone, exclusive, individual, one, single, solitary

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Contrasted words: multiple, shared
Related Idioms: one and only

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. sole¹ W3 AC /səʊl $ soʊl/ adjective [only before noun]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: soul, from Latin solus 'alone']

1. the sole person, thing etc is the only one Synonym : only:
the sole American in the room
Griffiths is the sole survivor of the crash.
The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers.

2. not shared with anyone else:
Derek has sole responsibility for sales in Dublin.
The company has the sole rights to market Elton John’s records.

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II. sole² noun
[Sense 1-2: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin solea 'light shoe']
[Sense 3: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin solea 'light shoe, flat fish']

1. [countable] the bottom surface of your foot, especially the part you walk or stand on:
The soles of his feet were caked in mud.

2.
[countable] the flat bottom part of a shoe, not including the heel:
the soles of her shoes

3. [uncountable and countable] (plural sole or soles) a flat fish that is often used for food ⇒ lemon sole:
Dover sole

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III. sole³ verb [transitive usually passive]
to put a sole on a shoe
thick-soled/leather-soled etc (=having soles that are thick, made of leather etc)

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sole
noun
ADJ. thick, thin | leather, rubber | inner
PHRASES the sole of your boot/shoe I've got a hole in the sole of my shoe.
the soles of your feet The sand was so hot I got blisters on the soles of my feet.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

sole

sb’s sole purpose/aim
Their sole purpose was to kill.
the sole reason
His sole reason for calling was to shower abuse upon me.
the sole cause
I’m not saying that TV violence is the sole cause of violence in society.
the sole candidate
He was the sole candidate for the post.
the sole occupant
The library’s sole occupant was a thin, elderly man.
the sole survivor
Jack was the sole survivor of the crew.
the sole surviving/remaining member/child etc
His sole surviving child, Mary, succeeded to the throne at the age of one week.
sole responsibility
She has the sole responsibility for a large family.
sole rights
The company now has the sole rights to the process.
sole ownership/proprietorship
He now has sole ownership of the company.
sole control/charge
The school was no longer under their sole control.

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