noodle
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Is noodle a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.Examples: "She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup."; "She is cooking noodles for dinner."; "He settled for the noodles and then after watching The Jungle Book twice on video it was time for beddy-bys."
2. (by extension) An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
3. (by extension) An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
4. (archaic) A dumpling cooked by boiling and served in soup; a knaidel or knödel.
5. (slang) The penis.
6. (furry fandom) A long and slender dragon, usually an eastern dragon.
noun (English)
1. (dated) A person with poor judgment; a fool.Examples: "Laura told me the names of all the actors and actreſſes as they preſented themſelves; and, not contented vvith this, the ſatyrical baggage deſcrib'd their characters nicely, as they appeared. "This here (ſaid ſhe) is a noodle—That fellovv is a brute:[…].""; "You vvrong me, noodle (boxes his ears). Novv then to the point."; "[T]hou would'st fling thy cuckoldy steeple-hat one way, and that bloodthirsty long-sword another, and trip like the noodles of Hogs-Norton, when the pigs play on the organ."
2. (slang) The brain; the head.Examples: "[W]hat appears to at first glance to be a thinking problem can be a problem with sight or hearing. […] There's nothing wrong with your noodle; it's your sensory equipment that needs a bit of help. Learn to compensate."
verb (English)
1. (transitive, obsolete) To fool or trick (someone).Synonyms: dupe
2. (intransitive, British, dialectal, informal) To engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time.
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive, Shetland, singing) To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.
verb (English)
1. (transitive)
2. (transitive)Examples: "“Noodle that thought around for a while,” said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class."Synonyms: mull over
3. (intransitive)Examples: "He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful."; "[A]udible here and there / in the half-dark, members of an avian orchestra / are already softly noodling, limbering up for / an overture at sunrise, […]"; "We’ve learned the prospective danger of Macca [Paul McCartney] noodling around in the studio from McCartney III’s predecessors—“Wonderful Christmastime” came out of the McCartney II sessions, after all."
4. (intransitive)Examples: "He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision."
5. (intransitive)Examples: "If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it."
6. (intransitive)
noun (English)
1. (chiefly jazz) An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.
Definition source: Wiktionary