MODEL

MO ·DEL 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  2. a type of product
  3. a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
  4. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

💬 Examples

  • "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
  • "his car was an old model"
  • "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
  • "an exemplar of success"

🔗 Similar words

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verb
  1. plan or create according to a model or models
  2. form in clay, wax, etc
  3. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
  4. display (clothes) as a mannequin

💬 Examples

  • "model a head with clay"
  • "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
  • "model the latest fashion"
  • "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"

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adjective
  1. worthy of imitation

💬 Examples

  • "exemplary behavior"
  • "model citizens"

🔗 Similar words

exemplarymodel(a)
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