Noddle
[nɒdl]
Definition
(noun.) an informal British expression for head or mind; 'use your noddle'.
Edited by Angus--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously.
(n.) The back part of the head or neck.
Edited by Elsie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Head (in contempt).
Inputed by Hannibal
Definition
n. properly the projecting part at the back of the head: the head.—v.i. to nod repeatedly.
Editor: Lou
Examples
- There's something in that,' replied Miss Wren; 'you have a sort of an idea in your noddle sometimes. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Don't you see that I may have become a rather desirable match for a noddle? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Because I have an idea about the size of a marble, rolling about in my little noddle. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- If I understand any noddle in the world, I understand yours. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Edited by Annabel