[ˈnuːdl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a very thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste, eaten with a sauce or in a soup
(e.g: cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century: from German Nudel, of unknown origin

[ˈnuːdl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a foolish or silly person

- a person's head


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: of unknown origin

[ˈnuːdl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- improvise or play casually on a musical instrument
(e.g: there are tapes of him noodling on his guitar)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: of unknown origin; perhaps from German dialect nudeln ‘play or sing in a low undertone or in an improvised way’, or identical with Scots (Shetland) noodle ‘sing in a low undertone, hum’

[ˈnuːd(ə)l], (Verb)

Definitions:
- search (an opal dump) for opals
(e.g: he was half-heartedly noodling the dumps for opal chips)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: of unknown origin