noodle
/'nu:dl/
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Definition
- 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
- informal terms for a human head
- a ribbonlike strip of pasta