The difference between Lone and Sole

When used as adjectives, lone means solitary, whereas sole means only.


Sole is also noun with the meaning: a wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall.

Sole is also verb with the meaning: to pull by the ears.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lone and Sole

  1. Lone as an adjective:

    Solitary; having no companion.

    Examples:

    "a lone traveler or watcher"

  2. Lone as an adjective:

    Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.

  3. Lone as an adjective:

    Sole; being the only one of a type.

  4. Lone as an adjective:

    Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.

    Examples:

    "a lone house;  a lone isle"

  5. Lone as an adjective (archaic):

    Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.

  6. Lone as an adjective (archaic):

    Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.

  1. Sole as a noun (dialectal, or, obsolete):

    A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall.

  1. Sole as a noun (dialectal, Northern England):

    A pond or pool; a dirty pond of standing water.

  1. Sole as a verb (transitive, UK, _, dialectal):

    To pull by the ears; to pull about; haul; lug.

  1. Sole as an adjective:

    only

  2. Sole as an adjective (legal):

    unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.

  1. Sole as a noun (anatomy):

    The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.

  2. Sole as a noun (footwear):

    The bottom of a shoe or boot.

  3. Sole as a noun (obsolete):

    The foot itself.

  4. Sole as a noun:

    Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae.

  5. Sole as a noun (military):

    The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. The bottom of the body of a plough; the slade. The bottom of a furrow. The end section of the chanter of a set of bagpipes. The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. The bottom of an embrasure. A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Totten"

  6. Sole as a noun (mining):

    The seat or bottom of a mine; applied to horizontal veins or lodes.

  1. Sole as a verb (transitive):

    to put a sole on (a shoe or boot)

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