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model

adjective
  1. worthy of imitation
    exemplary
noun
  1. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
    modellingmodeling
  2. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
    simulation
  3. a type of product
    “The car was an old model.”
  4. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
    “the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems”
    frameworktheoretical account
  5. something to be imitated
    example
  6. a representative form or pattern
    example
  7. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
    manakinmannequinmanikinmannikinfashion model
  8. 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”
    poser
  9. someone worthy of imitation
    “every child needs a role model”
    role model
verb
  1. form in clay, wax, etc
    “model a head with clay”
    moldmould
  2. construct a model of
    “model an airplane”
    mock up
  3. create a representation or model of
    simulate
  4. plan or create according to a model or models
    pattern
  5. display clothes as a mannequin
    “They were asked to model the latest fashion.”
  6. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
    pose