noodles

noun

plural of noodle
1
as in idiots
a stupid person come in out of the rain, you silly noodle

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2
as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd

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Recent Examples of noodles The collagen-rich mixture gives the noodles their slippery texture, which Orlando complements with smoked chili, sunflower-seed miso, and fermented chili cream. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 These dishes are typically packed with meats, noodles and vegetables. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 When plating it, the egg should rest on top of the noodles, yolk-side up, so that the yolk doesn’t touch the broth. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2026 Mississippi Chicken Casserole is a one-dish meal with plenty of chicken, ranch seasoning, pepperoncini, and egg noodles as its base. — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026 Serve it over rice or noodles or all by its lonesome for a hearty dinner that will take you back to the '90s. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Outside their perimeters, vendors hawked noodles and cigarettes from makeshift stalls. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Use whole-grain noodles, mushrooms and lots of spinach to give a nutritious boost to the comfort-food classic. — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2026 And then, between shows, going to Ollie’s with them in that mezzanine-ready makeup and wig caps and getting sesame noodles with just the funniest, funnest people. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noodles
  1. idiots
  2. heads
  3. morons
  4. beans
  5. dumbbells
  6. skulls
  7. losers
  8. domes
Noun
  • Eleven gullible idiots were talked into acquitting because of an imaginary female ailment.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And then there’s the culture of the scientists, and these idiots can’t read Dickens.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • My doctors were department heads at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins.
    — Mariska Breland, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The tax adds 1% to 3% to the state income tax of single filers who earn more than $360,000, joint filers who make more than $721,000 and heads of household who earn more than $490,000.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of heads
Noun
  • The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who participated in this movie to sign off on it afterwards is simply astonishing considering what they are asked to do in it.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • Bowl of food stored on top of uncovered beans in the prep table.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Found naturally in berries, beans, vegetables, tea, and a variety of other plant foods, certain polyphenols are being investigated for their effects on lymphatic function.
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • Drive through your heels to return to a standing position, using that momentum to press the dumbbells overhead until your arms are locked.
    — Sarah Stiefvater, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In Boston, each of the new 425-square-foot wellness rooms at the Dagny has a Peloton bike and a Technogym bench stuffed with dumbbells, elastic bands, and knuckle weights.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumbbells
Noun
  • The skulls will be presented to representatives of the Indonesian government in a formal ceremony on November 10, and will be covered with black cloth to preserve the dignity of the dead.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Museum Wiesbaden will return 10 human skulls to Indonesia in a formal ceremony on November 10.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of skulls
Noun
  • Memory and chip firms SanDisk, Western Digital, AMD, Seagate and Micron were the index’s biggest losers, all plunging around 10%.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The losers would likely prefer to continue attacking their opponents with mud-slinging ads filled with lies.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • Its beauty is only rivalled by the bubbling powder-blue domes of nearby Süleymaniye Mosque, constructed by Mimar Sinan, a contemporary of Michelangelo.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Scaling up Engineers discovered voids, or air pockets, between layers of carbon fiber that make up the domes’ composite structure.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of domes

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