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model

adjective

worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
Synonyms: exemplary Similar: worthy

noun

a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
Synonyms: framework, theoretical account
a type of product; "his car was an old model"
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"
Synonyms: poser
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
Synonyms: simulation
something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
Synonyms: example, exemplar, good example
someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"
Synonyms: role model
a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
Synonyms: example
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Synonyms: modeling, modelling

verb

plan or create according to a model or models
Synonyms: pattern
form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
Synonyms: mold, mould
assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don''t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
Synonyms: pose, posture, sit
display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
Synonyms: simulate
construct a model of; "model an airplane"
Synonyms: mock up