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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.
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sole
nouns
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.
adjectives
the sole surviving/remaining member/child etc
• His sole surviving child, Mary, succeeded to the throne at the age of one week.
sole 2
nouns
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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noun
bottom of shoe:
There is a hole in the sole of his shoe.
adj.
only:
He was the sole survivor.
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