Noddy

Word NODDY
Character 5
Hyphenation nod dy
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Definitions and meanings of "Noddy"

What do we mean by noddy?

A dunce or fool; a simpleton. noun

Any of several terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical waters and usually having dark brown or black plumage with a white or gray head. noun

To make a fool of.

A device designed to show the oscillation of the support of a pendulum. noun

A simpleton; a fool. noun

A large dark-colored tern or sea-swallow of the subfamily Sterninæ and the group Anoëæ or genus Anoüs, found on most tropical and warm-temperate sea-coasts: so called from their apparent stupidity. noun

The murre, Lomvia troile. noun

The ruddy duck, Erismatura rubida. noun

An old game of cards, supposed to have been played like cribbage. noun

The knave in this game. noun

A kind of four-wheeled cab with the door at the back, formerly in use. noun

A simpleton; a fool. noun

Any tern of the genus Anous, as Anous stolidus. noun

The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds. noun

An old game at cards. noun

A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle. noun

An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached. noun

A stupid or silly person. noun

A cutaway scene of a television interviewer nodding, used to cover an editing gap in an interview. noun

A stupid or silly person.

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The word "noddy" in example sentences

126: Hauing nothing but the word noddy for my paines. ❋ Unknown (1623)

Turned out Sage’s parents were historians, he said, so they first taught him the precursor to cribbage, a game called noddy. ❋ Hilary Duff (2010)

But Brewmasters Steve MacMillan and Jon Christensen want you to know more about what goes into your glass than just "dünkel," "triple-bock," "noddy" or "porter." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Marry, sir, the letter, very orderly; having nothing but the word 'noddy' for my pains. ❋ Unknown (1594)

_ Marry, sir, the letter, very orderly; having nothing but the word 'noddy' for my pains. ❋ William Shakespeare (1590)

He makes great use of strategic pauses, dewy eyed, head-noddy moments in which he surveys the crowd with a sort of entitled awe and exchanges meaningful looks with Sambora, Bryan and Tico. ❋ Polly Vernon (2010)

No imported fuel dependency, no silly "noddy car" image issues, plus there's the added advantage of that British/German confluence, which, ahem, has worked so well for the royals in the past… ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2011)

Theodora Richards has posed nude, and Jade Jagger loves nothing more than an Ibizan frolic in what English schhoolgirls used to call "the noddy." ❋ Unknown (2010)

What troubles one so much is that in its defence the BBC seems utterly unable or unwilling to recognise that what has been done is just as corrosive of trust as is the insertion of so-called ‘noddy shots’ or fixing phone-in competitions to achieve the result desired by the producers or whatever the latest ‘artifice’ may be. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Similar pressures may be threatening the breeding colonies of red-footed booby of Half-Moon Caye, and of common noddy of Glover's Reef. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Major seabird and waterbird colonies include those of red-footed booby Sula sula (3,000-4,000 individuals) on Half Moon Caye, brown booby Sula leucogaster on Man O'War Caye, and common noddy Anous stolidus on Glover's Reef. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Seabirds nesting at Dry Tortugas National Park in the Gulf include sooty terns Sterna fuscata, noddy tern Anous stolidus, roseate tern and frigate birds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Approaching 450,000 keep up the good work. on May 2, 2007 at 4: 00 pm | Reply metcountymounty to noddy 1046 - call the Metropolitan Police main number and ask for ‘Ghostbusters’ at hendon. on May 2, 2007 at 11: 17 pm | Reply jackthecat ❋ Inspector Gadget (2007)

My haul: 3 braids from Into the Whirled, 8oz of merino, a sweater's worth of Abundance BFL from Briar Rose, yarn and fibre to make thrummed mitts, a limited edition mug from Jennie The Potter and a niddy noddy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I don't have a niddy noddy so I can't say how much, but I could probably knit a little wheel mat or something like that from it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Other notable species are the brown booby (16), blue-footed booby (2,000), white-tailed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus (100) and brown noddy Anous stolidus (650 – the largest colony in Mexico). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Large seabird colonies are present on uninhabited and rat-free islands, including particularly large numbers of brown noddy (Anous stolidus). ❋ Unknown (2008)

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