noodle

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a ribbonlike strip of pasta

Definition categories: food, pasta

2. informal terms for a human head

Similar word(s): attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin

Definition categories: body

Sentences with noodle as a noun:

- She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.

verb

1. To think or ponder.

- He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision.

- "Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class

2. To fiddle, play with, or mess around.

3. To improvise music.

4. (fishing) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body

5. (Australia) To fossick, especially for opals.