Noodles — food made by kneading and stretching flour-based dough (e.g., ramen, udon, soba); a general term for noodle products.
寒い夜は熱いラーメンの麺が恋しい。
On cold nights I crave hot ramen noodles.
この店の麺はもちもちしていておいしい。
The noodles at this shop are chewy and tasty.
乾麺は長期保存ができるので、常備食として便利だ。
Dried noodles can be stored for a long time, so they're convenient to keep as pantry food.
そばやうどんも広い意味では麺に含まれる。
Soba and udon are, in a broad sense, also types of noodles.
Archaic/old usage: flour. In older texts, 麺 sometimes referred to flour or powder.
古い書物では『麺』が小麦粉を意味する用例が見られる。
In old writings you can find instances where 麺 means wheat flour.