sole
sole is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. Gen. viii.
- 2.Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. Spenser.
- 3.The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. The "caliga" was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep. Arbuthnot.
- 4.The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. Specifially: (a) (Agric.) The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow. (b) (Far.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. (c) (Fort.) The bottom of an embrasure. (d) (Naut.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel. Totten. (e) (Mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes. Sole leather, thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes.
- 5.To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.
- 6.Being or acting without another; single; individual; only. "The sole son of my queen." Shak. He, be sure . . . first and last will reign Sole king. Milton.
- 7.(Law) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. Corporation sole. See the Note under Corporation.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abstract
- ace
- agamist
- alone
- and
- apart
- atomic
- azygous
- bachelor
- bachelorhood
- bachelorship
- base
- baseboard
- based
- basement
- basis
- beat
- bilge
- blessedness
- bottom
- built
- but
- celibacy
- centerboard
- combine
- compact
- dado
- deck
- desolate
- dine
- disjoin
- disjunction
- dreary
- earth
- else
- feme
- first
- flag
- floor
- foot
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is sole.
- What is the bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. Gen. viii called?
- What is hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. Spenser called?
- What is the bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. The "caliga" was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep. Arbuthnot called?
- What is to furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe called?
- What is being or acting without another; single; individual; only. "The sole son of my queen." Shak. He, be sure . . . first and last will reign Sole king. Milton called?
- What is single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. Corporation sole. See the Note under Corporation called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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