vt. 点头



noddle
[ noun ]
an informal British expression for head or mind
<noun.cognition>
use your noddle



Noddle \Nod"dle\, n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because
the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E.
knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]
1. The head; also, {noodle}; -- used jocosely or
contemptuously.

Syn: noggin.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Come, master, I have a project in my noddle.
--L'Estrange.

2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.]

For occasion . . . turneth a bald noddle, after she
hath presented her locks in front, and no hold
taken. --Bacon.


Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [Cf. {Noddle}, {Noddy}.]
1. A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]

The chuckling grin of noodles. --Sydney
Smith.

2. The head; also, {noddle}; -- used jocosely or
contemptuously; as, use your noodle.

Syn: noggin.
[PJC]