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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, verb
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- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Before people make a real thing, they often make a model of what that new thing will be like. It is made to look exactly like what the new thing will look like, and sometimes it's made to operate the way the new thing will operate. Usually, a model is much smaller than the real thing will be.
The architect made a model of what the new library might look like.
- similar words:
- copy, pattern
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| definition 2: |
A model is a thing that is made to look like something real but isn't real. It is used for display or for teaching something. It is often the same size as the real thing.
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. |
| definition 3: |
A model is something people put together for fun. It is a small, exact copy of a real thing that exists now or existed in the past. People often build models of things like cars, trains, ships, and airplanes.
My dad is working on a model of an old ship. Making models is my dad's hobby. |
| definition 4: |
A model is a particular type or style of a product. A car company, for example, makes a lot of cars, but they are not all the same. Each type that they make is called a model.
The company's new model is much bigger than what they made last year.- synonyms:
- make
- similar words:
- brand, style, type, variety, version
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| definition 5: |
A model is a person whose job is to show new clothes by wearing them for customers or for photographs.
The model in the picture looked beautiful in her long, red dress. |
| definition 6: |
A model is a person who poses for an artist so that the artist can paint, draw, or photograph them.
In this painting, the model is looking straight at the artist.- similar words:
- subject
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| definition 7: |
When someone is a model for you, it means that they are someone you want to copy or be like.
My dad always says that my grandfather was a model for him. He always wanted to be like his dad.- synonyms:
- ideal, pattern, standard
- similar words:
- guide, mold
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| related words: |
example, form, hero, ideal, instance, original |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
If someone is a model teacher, they are a good example of what a teacher should be like. If someone is a model parent, they are an example of a good parent, and other parents might hope to be like them.
As the oldest child, Ashley tries to be a model sibling for her younger sister and brother.- similar words:
- perfect
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| definition 2: |
A model airplane is a small copy of a real airplane. A model train is a small copy of a real train.
Vincent likes to build model rockets because he wants to become an astronaut. |
| related words: |
standard, toy |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
models, modeling, modeled |
| definition 1: |
When you model something, you form it or shape it in some way.
Diana modeled the clay into the shape of a bowl.- synonyms:
- fashion, form, mold, shape
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| definition 2: |
When someone models, they pose for photographs or for art works like paintings or drawings.
She modeled for fashion magazines before she went into acting.- similar words:
- pose
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| derivation: |
modeler (n.) |
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