model in WordNet English dictionary

1. something to be imitated
   "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
   exemplar  example  model  good example 
   
2. a representative form or pattern
   "I profited from his example"
   model  example 
   
3. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
   "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
   mannequin  manikin  mannikin  manakin  fashion model  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"
   model  theoretical account  framework 
   
5. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
   model  modelling  modeling 
   
6. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
   model  simulation 
   
7. a type of product
   "his car was an old model"
   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"
   model  poser 
   
9. someone worthy of imitation
   "every child needs a role model"
   model  role model 
   

1. worthy of imitation
   "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
   exemplary  model 
   

1. construct a model of
   "model an airplane"
   model  mock up 
   
2. form in clay, wax, etc
   "model a head with clay"
   model  mold  mould 
   
3. plan or create according to a model or models
   model  pattern 
   
4. create a representation or model of
   "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
   model  simulate 
   
5. display (clothes) as a mannequin
   "model the latest fashion"
   model 
   
6. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
   model  pose  sit  posture