noodle

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

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.
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              Come, master, I have a project in my noddle.
                                                  --L'Estrange.
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   2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.]
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            For occasion . . . turneth a bald noddle, after she
            hath presented her locks in front, and no hold
            taken.                                --Bacon.
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Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [Cf. {Noddle}, {Noddy}.]
   1. A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]
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            The chuckling grin of noodles.        --Sydney
                                                  Smith.
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   2. The head; also, {noddle}; -- used jocosely or
      contemptuously; as, use your noodle.

   Syn: noggin.
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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.
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48 Moby Thesaurus words for "noodle":
      Italian paste, bean, belfry, brain, brow, chowderhead, chucklehead,
      chump, conk, crown, dome, dope, dumbhead, dumpling, dunderhead,
      encephalon, fedellini, fettuccine, gray matter, head, headpiece,
      knaydlach, lasagne, macaroni, matzo balls, noddle, noddy, noggin,
      noodles, organ of thought, pasta, paste, pate, poll, ravioli,
      ridge, sconce, seat of thought, sensation, sensorium, sensory,
      spaetzle, spaghetti, spaghettini, stupe, vermicelli, won ton,
      ziti