model
noun
1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
Similar word(s): framework
Definition categories: thought, hypothesis, possibility, theory
2. a type of product
- his car was an old model
Definition categories: thought, form, kind, sort, variety
3. a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
- the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos
Similar word(s): poser
Definition categories: person, assistant, help, helper, supporter
4. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
Similar word(s): simulation
Definition categories: man–made, representation
5. something to be imitated
- a model of clarity
- he is the very model of a modern major general
Similar word(s): example, exemplar
Definition categories: thought, ideal
6. someone worthy of imitation
- every child needs a role model
Definition categories: person, leader
7. a representative form or pattern
Similar word(s): example
Definition categories: thought, representation
8. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
Similar word(s): manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin
Definition categories: person, assistant, help, helper, supporter
9. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Similar word(s): modeling, modelling
Definition categories: act, representation
Sentences with model as a noun:
- The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.
- The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
- The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
- He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
- The team developed a sound business model.
- He was a model of eloquence and virtue.
- This year's model features four doors instead of two.
verb
1. plan or create according to a model or models
Similar word(s): pattern
Definition categories: creation, copy, imitate, simulate
2. form in clay, wax, etc
- model a head with clay
Definition categories: creation, forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
3. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Similar word(s): pose, posture, sit
Definition categories: perception, display, exhibit, expose
4. display (clothes) as a mannequin
- model the latest fashion
Definition categories: perception, display, exhibit, expose
5. create a representation or model of
Similar word(s): simulate
Definition categories: creation
6. construct a model of
- model an airplane
Definition categories: creation, interpret, represent
Sentences with model as a verb:
- She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.
- They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results.
- He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
- The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
- The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.