noun
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
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- the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
noun
a type of product
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- his car was an old model
noun
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
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- the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos
noun
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
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noun
something to be imitated
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- an exemplar of success
- a model of clarity
- he is the very model of a modern major general
noun
someone worthy of imitation
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role model
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- every child needs a role model
noun
a representative form or pattern
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- I profited from his example
noun
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
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- she was too fat to be a mannequin
noun
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
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verb
plan or create according to a model or models
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verb
form in clay, wax, etc
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- model a head with clay
verb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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- We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
verb
display (clothes) as a mannequin
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- model the latest fashion
verb
create a representation or model of
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- The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
verb
construct a model of
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mock up
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- model an airplane
adjective
worthy of imitation
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- exemplary behavior
- model citizens