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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a ribbonlike strip of pasta;

2. informal terms for a human head;
[syn: attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Noddle \Nod"dle\, n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.] 1. The head; also, noodle; -- used jocosely or contemptuously. Syn: noggin. [1913 Webster +PJC] Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For occasion . . . turneth a bald noddle, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.] 1. A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low] [1913 Webster] The chuckling grin of noodles. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. The head; also, noddle; -- used jocosely or contemptuously; as, use your noodle. Syn: noggin. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [G. nudel vermicelli.] A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

noodle n 1: a ribbonlike strip of pasta 2: informal terms for a human head [syn: attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome]