NOODLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noodle mean? 

• NOODLE (noun)
  The noun NOODLE has 2 senses:

1. a ribbonlike strip of pasta

2. informal terms for a human head

  Familiarity information: NOODLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOODLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ribbonlike strip of pasta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("noodle" is a kind of...):

alimentary paste; pasta (shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noodle"):

egg noodle (narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Informal terms for a human head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

attic; bean; bonce; dome; noggin; noodle

Hypernyms ("noodle" is a kind of...):

human head (the head of a human being)

 Context examples 

These structural changes (almost like a noodle snaking through the heart) lead to an appearance of mitochondrial fragmentation when imaged by conventional electron microscopy.

(Excess Fat Disrupts Heart Cell's Energy System, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

So we parted; I riding all the way to London with the farewell touch of Dora's hand still light on mine, recalling every incident and word ten thousand times; lying down in my own bed at last, as enraptured a young noodle as ever was carried out of his five wits by love.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)