Definition

1. Noun:
   • A ribbonlike strip of pasta: A long, thin, often flat piece of dough made from flour, water, and sometimes eggs, typically cooked in boiling water. This is the primary culinary meaning.
   • Informal terms for a human head: A slang term referring to the head, often implying the mind or brain within it.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Food):
  • She cooked chicken noodle soup for dinner.
  • This recipe calls for two hundred grams of egg noodles.
• Noun (Slang for head):
  • Be careful not to bump your noodle on that low beam.
  • I need to use my noodle to solve this puzzle.

Advanced Usage

• "Use your noodle": An informal idiom meaning to think or use your brain.
  • Come on, use your noodle! The answer is obvious.

Variants and Related Words

• Noodles (n, plural): The most common form when referring to the food item.
  • We have rice noodles and wheat noodles.
• Noodlehead (n, informal): A foolish or silly person.
  • Don't be such a noodlehead; that's a terrible idea.

Synonyms

• Pasta: A broader category of Italian food made from dough, which includes noodles.
• Head: The standard term for the part of the body containing the brain.
• Brain: Often used similarly in slang to mean intelligence or the mind (e.g., "use your brain").

Related Phrases

• Noodle around (phrasal verb, informal): To improvise or experiment casually, especially with music or ideas.
  • He likes to noodle around on the guitar after work.
• Noodle over (phrasal verb, informal): To think about or ponder something.
  • I've been noodling over that problem all week.

Related Idioms

• Use your noodle: To think intelligently or figure something out.
  • If you'd just use your noodle, you wouldn't get lost.

Noun

1. informal terms for a human head
2. a ribbonlike strip of pasta