model

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

models

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

model

3rd person singular

models

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

   • Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.
   • The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.

2. 2.A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.

3. 3.A representation of a physical object.

   • The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
   • I had my father’s signet in my purse, / Which was the model of that Danish seal.
   • The biology teacher passed a large plastic model of the atomic structure of DNA around the classroom.

4. 4.A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.

   • The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
   • The trouble is, all those well-intentioned scientists who are arguing that we’re not in any imminent danger are basing their arguments on computer models. I’m basing mine on what’s actually happening.

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

   • It is as model as you can get.
   • All were neat and well kept which added to the sense that they were more model than real.
   • But not all the exchanges were as model as the sergeant. Some of the exchangees showed a rigidity and reluctance to adapt.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.

   • She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.

2. 2.To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.

   • They modelled weather patterns using a computer.
   • What passenger growth might be achieved by this can be modelled, but experience shows that in the post-COVID environment, accurate modelling is exceptionally difficult.

3. 3.To make a miniature model of.

   • He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.

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