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| balsa |
the wood of this tree, used for rafts and model airplanes. [1/2 definitions] |
| design |
a drawing made by an artist as a model of something. [1/5 definitions] |
| dope |
a product that is used to protect and strengthen fabric or paper, as on balloons or model airplane wings. [1/4 definitions] |
| example |
a model that should be either copied or avoided. [1/4 definitions] |
| formula |
a conventional model for doing something. [1/5 definitions] |
| ideal |
something or someone that is seen as perfect. [1/6 definitions] |
| maze |
A maze is a kind of puzzle. It is a drawing or small model made to look like a set of connected paths, some of which don't go anywhere. The goal of doing the puzzle is to draw one line from the beginning to the end without going down any incorrect path. [1/3 definitions] |
| model |
an example that should be copied or an ideal that others are compared to. [10 definitions] |
| pattern |
a guide; model. [1/4 definitions] |
| sandcastle |
a model of a castle made by molding wet sand at a beach. |
| scale3 |
the size of a model or map compared to the actual size of the thing it represents. [1/6 definitions] |
| standard |
serving as a standard or accepted model. [1/6 definitions] |
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