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noodle
English
Etymology
Its early plural form noodlejees suggests a Dutch origin; from Dutch noedel (“noodle”), from German Nudel (“piece of pasta, noodle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an alteration of German Knödel (“dumpling”), from German Knoten (“knot”) or from Latin minutulus (“very small, tiny”) in the sense of "to chop (food) into small pieces" or Latin nodulus (“little knot”). The senses "fool" and "brain, head" are probably unrelated.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu?dl?/
- Rhymes: -u?d?l
Noun
noodle (plural noodles)
- (usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta
- (colloquial, dated) a person with poor judgement; a fool
- 1839, Sydney Smith, The Works of Sydney Smith : Preface
- the chuckling grin of noodles
- 1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times
- If that portrait could speak, sir — but it has the advantage over the original of not possessing the power of committing itself and disgusting others, — it would testify, that a long period has elapsed since I first habitually addressed it as the picture of a noodle.
- 1839, Sydney Smith, The Works of Sydney Smith : Preface
- (colloquial) the brain, the head
- (colloquial) a pool noodle
Usage notes
In British English, noodle is chiefly used to describe Asian-style products comprising long, thin strands of dough. In American English, noodle can also refer to a range of European-style products which in British English would only be referred to as pasta.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:noodle.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- pasta
- noddle
- Thesaurus:noodle
Verb
noodle (third-person singular simple present noodles, present participle noodling, simple past and past participle noodled)
- To think or ponder.
- To fiddle, play with, or mess around.
- To improvise music.
- (fishing) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body
- (Australia) To fossick, especially for opals.
- 1989, Association for Industrial Archaeology, Industrial archaeology review, Volume 12,
- On the Olympic Field the tour-group is permitted to ‘noodle’ (hunt for opals) on the waste or mullock heaps ...
- 2006, Marele Day, Susan Bradley Smith, Fay Knight (editors), Making Waves: 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers Festival ,
- We learn how Lennon used to noodle (fossick) for opal as a kid, how camels were for a long time the only form of transportation, and where the name 'Coober Pedy' came from.
- 1989, Association for Industrial Archaeology, Industrial archaeology review, Volume 12,
Synonyms
- (fishing): guddle
Derived terms
- noodler
References
Anagrams
- Old One
Spanish
Noun
noodle m (plural noodles)
- noodle (food)
noodle From the web:
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dill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
- Rhymes: -?l
Wikispecies
Etymology 1
From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate.
Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.
Noun
dill (countable and uncountable, plural dills)
- Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring
- Synonym: dill pickle
- (informal) a fool.
- 2016, Robert G. Barrett, And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel
- He could go over and monster his way among the poms, but he was that drunk he'd probably only make a dill of himself
- 2016, Robert G. Barrett, And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel
Synonyms
- (herb): anet, dillseed, Peucedanum graveolens
- (type of pickle): dill pickle
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)
- To cook or flavor with dill
See also
- cornichon
- cucumber
- gherkin
- graveolens
- pickled cucumber
- pickle
Etymology 2
Variant of dull
Verb
dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)
- To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
References
Further reading
- dill at OneLook Dictionary Search
- dill in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- dill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anethum graveolens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anethum graveolens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?l?/
- Rhymes: -?l?
Noun
dill n (genitive singular dills, no plural)
- dill (Anethum graveolens)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dil, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.
Pronunciation
Noun
dill c (uncountable)
- the herb dill
Declension
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- dell
- del
- dil
- dl
Etymology
From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /del/, /d?l/
- Rhymes: -el, -?l
Particle
dill
- Used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb; compare English to.
Preposition
dill
- to (indicating destination)
Adverb
dill
- another, one more
Derived terms
dill From the web:
- what dill
- what dillards stores are closing
- what dill dare jem to do
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