Overview of noun model

The noun model has 9 senses

• model, theoretical account, framework -- (a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems")


• model -- (a type of product; "his car was an old model")


• model, poser -- (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")


• model, simulation -- (representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale))


• exemplar, example, model, good example -- (something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general")


• model, role model -- (someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model")


• model, example -- (a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example")


• mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model -- (a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin")


• model, modelling, modeling -- (the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale))

Overview of verb model

The verb model has 6 senses

• model, pattern -- (plan or create according to a model or models)


• model, mold, mould -- (form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay")


• model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")


• model -- (display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion")


• model, simulate -- (create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights")


• model, mock up -- (construct a model of; "model an airplane")

Overview of adj model

The adj model has 1 sense

• exemplary, model -- (worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens")