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- pronunciation:
- ma
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a standard that is suitable for or worthy of imitation or comparison.
My father strongly admires his brother and talks about him as a model of success.- synonyms:
- archetype, exemplar, ideal, paradigm, pattern, prototype, standard, type
- similar words:
- classic, criterion, guide, lead, light, mold, paragon, precedent, touchstone
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definition 2: |
a small but exact representation of something that is planned for construction or is used as a convenient means of showing what the full-sized structure actually looks like or operates like.
- synonyms:
- replica
- similar words:
- archetype, copy, dummy, facsimile, miniature, pattern, representation, type
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definition 3: |
a particular type or style of a product.
This year's model is not selling as well as the cars we sold last year.- synonyms:
- make
- similar words:
- brand, edition, pattern, style, type, variety, version
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definition 4: |
a person who poses for a visual artist.
The artist used this model repeatedly in his later works.- similar words:
- subject
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definition 5: |
a person employed to display clothing by wearing it for customers or posing for photographs used in advertising.
The model walked confidently while wearing the designer's most beloved creation.- synonyms:
- mannequin
- similar words:
- manikin
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definition 6: |
a copy of a real object, sometimes made in the object's typical size, used especially for instruction or display.
The doctor's office has a model of the human skeleton.A model of a hand was used to show the color of the nail polish.
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definition 7: |
a small or miniature replica of a thing that exists or used to exist in reality, constructed for one's own entertainment.
My father's hobby is making models of old ships.
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definition 8: |
a way to represent a complicated idea, especially the functioning of something.
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related words: |
ancestor, beauty, canon, cast, classic, construct, example, form, hero, ideal, image, instance, layout, lesson, monument, original, picture |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
serving as a pattern for imitation or comparison.
a model parent- synonyms:
- exemplary, ideal
- similar words:
- classic, consummate, perfect
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definition 2: |
being a model.
a model airplane- similar words:
- dummy, ideal, miniature, small-scale, trial
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related words: |
classic, laudable, sample, standard, toy, typical |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
models, modeling, modeled |
definition 1: |
to plan or form according to a pattern.
- synonyms:
- fashion, pattern
- similar words:
- form, mold, shape
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definition 2: |
to form or shape.
He modeled the clay.- synonyms:
- fashion, form, mold, shape
- similar words:
- sculpt
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definition 3: |
to display by wearing.
She models clothing.- similar words:
- display, exhibit, show, wear
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related words: |
cast, work |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to serve or work as a fashion model or subject for visual artists.
- similar words:
- pose
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definition 2: |
to construct a model or models.
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related words: |
cast |
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derivation: |
modeler (n.) |
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