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English adjective: sole | |||
| 1. | sole not divided or shared with others | ||
| Samples | They have exclusive use of the machine. Sole rights of publication. | ||
| Synonyms | exclusive | ||
| Similar | unshared | ||
| Antonyms | shared | ||
| 2. | sole being the only one; single and isolated from others | ||
| Samples | The lone doctor in the entire county. A lonesome pine. An only child. The sole heir. The sole example. A solitary instance of cowardice. A solitary speck in the sky. | ||
| Synonyms | lone, lonesome, only, solitary | ||
| Similar | single | ||
| Antonyms | multiple | ||
English noun: sole | |||
| 1. | sole (artifact) the underside of footwear or a golf club | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bottom, underside, undersurface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | half sole, innersole, insole, outsole | ||
| Part holonym | shank, waist | ||
| Part meronym | club head, club-head, clubhead, footgear, footwear, golf-club head | ||
| 2. | sole (food) lean flesh of any of several flatfish | ||
| Synonyms | fillet of sole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flatfish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | English sole, gray sole, grey sole, lemon sole | ||
| Part meronym | sole | ||
| 3. | sole (body) the underside of the foot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, region | ||
| Part holonym | ball | ||
| Part meronym | foot, human foot, pes | ||
| 4. | sole (animal) right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flatfish, food fish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | English sole, European sole, hogchoker, lemon sole, lemon sole, Parophrys vitulus, Psettichthys melanostichus, sand sole, Solea lascaris, Solea solea, Trinectes maculatus | ||
| Part holonym | fillet of sole, sole | ||
| Member meronym | family Soleidae, Soleidae | ||
English verb: sole | |||
| 1. | sole (change) put a new sole on | ||
| Samples | Sole the shoes. | ||
| Synonyms | resole | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | ||
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