MODEL
(noun) the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
synonyms : modeling , modelling(noun) representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
synonyms : simulation(noun) a type of product
"his car was an old model"
(noun) a hypothetical 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(noun) 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(noun) a representative form or pattern
"I profited from his example"
synonyms : example(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
"she was too fat to be a mannequin"
synonyms : fashion model , manakin , manikin , mannequin , mannikin(noun) 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(noun) someone worthy of imitation
"every child needs a role model"
synonyms : role model(verb) form in clay, wax, etc
"model a head with clay"
synonyms : mold , mould(verb) construct a model of
"model an airplane"
synonyms : mock up(verb) create a representation or model of
"The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
synonyms : simulate(verb) plan or create according to a model or models
synonyms : pattern(verb) display (clothes) as a mannequin
"model the latest fashion"
(verb) assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
synonyms : pose , posture , sit(adj.) worthy of imitation
"exemplary behavior", "model citizens"
synonyms : exemplary
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


