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model
noun(mod-el)
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
Synonyms: poser,
Examples:
The president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos.
model
verb(mod-el)
construct a model of
Synonyms: mock up,
Examples:
Model an airplane.
model
noun(mod-el)
a representative form or pattern
Synonyms: example,
model
noun(mod-el)
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
Synonyms: framework, theoretical account,
Examples:
The computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
model
adjective(mod-el)
worthy of imitation
Synonyms: exemplary,
Examples:
Model citizens.
model
noun(mod-el)
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
Synonyms: simulation,
model
noun(mod-el)
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin,
model
noun(mod-el)
something to be imitated
Synonyms: example, exemplar, good example,
Examples:
A model of clarity.
He is the very model of a modern major general.
model
noun(mod-el)
someone worthy of imitation
Synonyms: role model,
Examples:
Every child needs a role model.
model
noun(mod-el)
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Synonyms: modeling, modelling,
model
verb(mod-el)
create a representation or model of
Synonyms: simulate,
model
verb(mod-el)
form in clay, wax, etc
Synonyms: mold, mould,
Examples:
Model a head with clay.
model
verb(mod-el)
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Synonyms: pose, posture, sit,
model
verb(mod-el)
plan or create according to a model or models
Synonyms: pattern,
model
noun(mod-el)
a type of product
Examples:
His car was an old model.
model
verb(mod-el)
display (clothes) as a mannequin
Examples:
Model the latest fashion.

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