sole

/ˈsōl/

Middle English, alone, from Anglo-French sul, soul, seul, from Latin solus

adjective

  1. being the only one

  2. having no sharer

  3. functioning independently and without assistance or interference

she was her mother's sole support

noun

  1. the undersurface of a foot

  2. the part of an item of footwear on which the sole rests and upon which the wearer treads

  3. the usually flat or flattened bottom or lower part of something or the base on which something rests

verb

  1. to furnish with a sole

  2. to place the sole of (a golf club) on the ground

sole a shoe