sole
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1.1
- noun
- /soʊl/
:
suela
- The rubber sole of my new sneakers provides excellent grip on wet surfaces.
- sole of the foot
- shoe sole
- palms and soles
I like a flat single sole and not a big platform.
- I like a flat single sole and not a big platform.
- This really nice thick sole if you are traipsing through the snow.
- He jumped onto a six inch nail that had gone through the sole of his boot.
- They have a grey mesh on top and then a chunky pink sole on the bottom.
- Next is you remember the thicker skin on your palms and your soles of your feet?
- Gregor is dumbfounded at the enormous size of his father's shoe soles, right?
- Anyway, listen, there's a community of people that wear shoes with the soles cut out so they are grounded.
- And to your point earlier about, you know, fashion versus food, it's really not that different than like the red lacquered sole of Christian Lubatin's shoes.
Examples
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Looks like a cut or a gash in the sole of the shoe.
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Now they just walk on tar and concrete... wearing rubber soles.
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I like a flat single sole and not a big platform.
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Note that when walking in the shoes, the red layer of the sole will be damaged quite quickly.
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But I have super thick and dry foot sole skin so let's try that.
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And then there's the ball and the sole of your foot.
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Please do something about the soles of my feet.
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This really nice thick sole if you are traipsing through the snow.
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I have black Vans gum sole slip ONS which I like.
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They have a grey mesh on top and then a chunky pink sole on the bottom.
Synonyms
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5.1
The outer bottom part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground
Compounds
- US
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5.4
A pale brown flat fish found along the Pacific coast of North America and eaten as food
- US
A flat fish from the Pacific coast of North America often eaten for its mild, tender flesh
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sole for the bottom of a shoe comes from the Latin solea 'sandal', so the sole is the flat piece that touches the ground under your foot.