model

model
I UK [ˈmɒd(ə)l] / US [ˈmɑd(ə)l] noun [countable]
Word forms "model":
singular model plural models
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1) a small copy of something such as a building, vehicle, or machine
model of:

a model of the Eiffel Tower

working model:

a working model of a railway

2) something such as a system that is so good that people should copy it

Many countries have shown an interest in the Chinese farming model.

model for:

The system has been used as a model for other organizations.

3) someone or something that is a good example of a particular quality
model of:

Daisy was a model of good manners.

The school was a model of excellence.

4) someone whose job is to show clothes, make-up etc by wearing them at fashion shows or in magazine photographs

A lot of models look far too thin.

fashion model:

Ella wants to be a fashion model.

5) someone whose job is to be drawn or painted by an artist or photographed by a photographer

a nude model

6) a particular type of vehicle or machine that a company makes

Fiat launched a new model last week.

7) a simple technical description of how something works

Chapter 5 presents an alternative model for the country's economic structure.


II UK [ˈmɒd(ə)l] / US [ˈmɑd(ə)l] verb
Word forms "model":
present tense I/you/we/they model he/she/it models present participle modelling past tense modelled past participle modelled
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1) [intransitive/transitive] to show clothes by wearing them at fashion shows, in magazine photographs etc, especially as a job

David is modelling a grey suit by Armani.

2) [transitive] to produce a simple technical description to show how something such as a process, system, or theory works

Scientists have used computers to model environmental changes.

3) [intransitive] to allow an artist or photographer to draw, paint, or photograph you, especially as your job
4) [transitive] to make small objects from clay, wood etc
model something into something:

She modelled some clay into a little rabbit.

Phrasal verbs:
III UK [ˈmɒd(ə)l] / US [ˈmɑd(ə)l] adjective [only before noun] *
1) a model railway, aircraft, boat etc is a small copy of a real one
2)
a) a model student, husband etc behaves in the way that a perfect student, husband etc would behave

He was a model prisoner.

She's hardly a model citizen.

b) a model farm, school etc has been designed to show what a perfect farm, school etc would be like

a model prison


English dictionary. 2014.

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