noodle

Everyday

1. Noodles are long, thin strips of dough made from flour, water and sometimes egg, cooked in boiling water or soup. tree →
2. Informally, your noodle is your head or brain. tree →
3. A pool noodle is a long, soft foam tube used to float in water. tree →
4. Noodle can also mean a silly or foolish person. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, noodles are eaten in many countries: ramen, udon, egg noodles, rice noodles, pasta. In swimming lessons, children use pool noodles to help them float. Phrases: "use your noodle" (think!), "instant noodles", "noodle soup".

Examples

• We had chicken noodle soup for lunch. tree →
• I eat noodles with chopsticks. tree →
• Instant noodles are ready in three minutes. tree →
• Use your noodle and work it out! tree →
• She floated on a pool noodle. tree →
• Rice noodles are made from rice flour. tree →
• After all, their faces said, were they not noodles to want to go? tree →

Note

Usually plural when talking about food: "noodles". A pool noodle helps but is not a life jacket. "Use your noodle" is playful slang.