almond vs noodle

almond

noun
  • Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. 

  • A type of tree nut. 

  • Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits 

  • Flavor or other characteristics of almond. 

  • The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. 

  • Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. 

  • Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae 

  • Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds. 

  • Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae 

  • Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

adj
  • Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. 

noodle

noun
  • An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1). 

  • A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients. 

  • An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill. 

  • The brain; the head. 

verb
  • To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument. 

  • To clear extraneous material from (an opal). 

  • To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse. 

  • To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument. 

  • To search mullock for opals; to fossick. 

  • To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume. 

  • To engage in frivolous behaviour; to fool around or waste time. 

  • Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play. 

  • To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals. 

  • To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff. 

  • To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock. 

  • To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle. 

  • To ponder or think about (something). 

How often have the words almond and noodle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )