nounπShare(usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta"She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup."foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA person with poor judgement; a fool"He's such a noodles; he locked his keys in the car again. "characterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe brain, the head"Even though he didn't study, he used his noodles to figure out the answer on the test. "mindbodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA pool noodle"The children used colorful noodles to float in the swimming pool. "utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo think or ponder.""Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class."mindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fiddle, play with, or mess around."If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it."actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo improvise music."He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful."musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body"Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river."sportfishactionhumanentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fossick, especially for opals."After the storm washed away the topsoil, the opal miners noodled through the loose gravel, hoping to find a lucky stone. "geologyworkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading