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noodle
UK [ˈnuː.dl̩] US /ˈnu.dəl/
verb 13noun 8
Collocations
5ADJ.
against, boiling, limp, long, right
VERB + NOODLE
beef, didn't, doesn't, eat, fly, like, make, making
NOODLE + NOUN
broth, casserole, chinese, ears, nose, opals, origin, salad
PREP.
around, in, in, on, out, up, with, with
ADV.
once
Definitions
noun
1
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.
She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.
She is cooking noodles for dinner.
2
An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
3
An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
4
A dumpling cooked by boiling and served in soup; a knaidel or knödel.
5
The penis.
noun
1
A person with poor judgment; a fool.
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.
2
The brain; the head.
[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
1
To fool or trick (someone).
2
To engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time.
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She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.
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She is cooking noodles for dinner.
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He settled for the noodles and then after watching The Jungle Book twice on video it was time for beddy-bys.
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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 he
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You vvrong me, noodle (boxes his ears). Novv then to the point.
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[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.
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