soles
[ Spanish saw-les ]
/ Spanish ˈsɔ lɛs /
noun
a plural of sol3.
Words nearby soles
Definition for soles (2 of 7)
sol
1
[ sohl ]
/ soʊl /
noun Music.
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone G.
Also
so.
Compare
sol-fa(def 1).
Origin of sol
1
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin
solve; see
gamut
Definition for soles (3 of 7)
sol
2
[ sohl, sol ]
/ soʊl, sɒl /
noun
a former coin and money of account of France, the 20th part of a livre and equal to 12 deniers: originally gold, later silver, finally copper, it was discontinued in 1794.
Also
sou.
Compare
solidus1(def 2).
Origin of sol
2Definition for soles (4 of 7)
sole
2
[ sohl ]
/ soʊl /
noun
verb (used with object), soled, sol·ing.
to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
Golf.
to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.
Origin of sole
2
1275–1325; Middle English (noun) < Old French < Latin
solea sandal, sole, derivative of
solum base, bottom
OTHER WORDS FROM sole
sole·less, adjectiveDefinition for soles (5 of 7)
sol
3
[ sohl, sol; Spanish sawl ]
/ soʊl, sɒl; Spanish sɔl /
noun, plural sols, Spanish so·les [saw-les] /ˈsɔ lɛs/.
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: S.
Also called libra.
a former gold coin of Peru.
Origin of sol
3
1880–85; < American Spanish: sun, Spanish < Latin
sōl
Definition for soles (6 of 7)
sole
3
[ sohl ]
/ soʊl /
noun, plural (especially collectively) sole, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) soles.
a European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.
any other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout.
Origin of sole
3
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Old Provençal < Vulgar Latin
*sola (for Latin
solea; see
sole2), so called from its flat shape; compare Spanish
suela, Italian
soglia, Portuguese
solha
Definition for soles (7 of 7)
sol
4
[ sawl, sol ]
/ sɔl, sɒl /
noun Physical Chemistry.
a fluid colloidal solution.
Origin of sol
4
shortened form of
hydrosol
Example sentences from the Web for soles
British Dictionary definitions for soles (1 of 8)
Word Origin for sol
C14: see
gamut
British Dictionary definitions for soles (2 of 8)
sol
2
/ (səʊl) /
noun
short for new sol
a former French copper or silver coin, usually worth 12 deniers
Word Origin for sol
C16: from Old French, from Late Latin:
solidus
British Dictionary definitions for soles (3 of 8)
sol
3
/ (sɒl) /
noun
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase, esp one in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
Word Origin for sol
C20: shortened from
hydrosol
British Dictionary definitions for soles (4 of 8)
sol
4
/ (sɒl) /
noun
astronomy
a solar day as measured on the planet Mars, equal to 24.65 hours
Word Origin for sol
C20: from Latin
sōl the sun
British Dictionary definitions for soles (5 of 8)
Sol
/ (sɒl) /
noun
the Roman god personifying the sun
Greek counterpart: Helios
a poetic word for the sun
British Dictionary definitions for soles (6 of 8)
sole
1
/ (səʊl) /
adjective
Derived forms of sole
soleness, nounWord Origin for sole
C14: from Old French
soule, from Latin
sōlus alone
British Dictionary definitions for soles (7 of 8)
sole
2
/ (səʊl) /
noun
verb (tr)
to provide (a shoe) with a sole
golf
to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke
Derived forms of sole
soleless, adjectiveWord Origin for sole
C14: via Old French from Latin
solea sandal; probably related to
solum the ground
British Dictionary definitions for soles (8 of 8)
sole
3
/ (səʊl) /
noun plural sole or soles
any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
any of certain other similar fishes
Word Origin for sole
C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin
sola (unattested), from Latin
solea a sandal (from the fish's shape)
Medical definitions for soles (1 of 2)
sol
[ sôl, sōl ]
n.
A colloidal dispersion of a solid in a liquid.
Medical definitions for soles (2 of 2)
sole
[ sōl ]
n.
The underside of the foot.