model
[noun]
Synonyms:
- representation, copy, dummy, facsimile, image, imitation, miniature, mock-up, replica
- pattern, archetype, example, ideal, original, paradigm, paragon, prototype, standard
- sitter, poser, subject
[verb]
Synonyms:
- shape, carve, design, fashion, form, mould, sculpt
- show off, display, sport (informal), wear

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Related Words: copy, mock-up, replica, reproduction, dummy, effigy, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon, emblem, symbol, type, embodiment, epitome, quintessence, criterion, gauge, touchstone, commendable, exemplary

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English Thesaurus: brand, make, model, produce, create, ...

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I. mod‧el¹ S2 W1 /ˈmɒdl $ ˈmɑːdl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: modèle, from Old Italian modello, from Latin modulus; ⇒ module]

1. SMALL COPY a small copy of a building, vehicle, machine etc, especially one that can be put together from separate parts
model of
They showed us a model of the building.
a working model (=one with parts which move) of a steam engine

2. FASHION someone whose job is to show clothes, hair styles etc by wearing them at fashion shows or for photographs:
a top fashion model
a male model

3. TYPE OF CAR ETC a particular type or design of a vehicle or machine:
Renault are introducing three new models at the show.
Our dishwasher is the latest model (=newest design).
the 2.8 litre V6 model

4. DESCRIPTION a computer representation or scientific description of something
model of
Scientists are building computer models of the ocean currents.

5. SOMEBODY/SOMETHING TO COPY someone or something which people want to copy because they are successful or have good qualities
model for
It served as a model for other cities.
He used English medieval architecture as his model.
role model (=someone that you try to copy because they have qualities you would like to have)
Good teachers can act as positive role models.

6. model of efficiency/virtue etc someone or something that has a lot of a good quality:
She was a model of honesty and decency.

7. ART someone who is employed by an artist or photographer to be painted or photographed

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. model² adjective

1. model aircraft/train/car etc a small copy of an aircraft, train etc, especially one that a child can play with or put together from separate parts:
He is playing with his model railway.
She builds model aeroplanes in her spare time.

2. model wife/employee/student etc a wife, employee (=worker) etc who is considered to be good because they do everything they should Synonym : exemplary:
His lawyers tried to show him as a model husband and father.

3. model prison/farm/school etc a prison etc that has been specially designed or organized to be as good as possible

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III. model³ verb (past tense and past participle modelled, present participle modelling British English, modeled, modeling American English)

1. [intransitive and transitive] to wear clothes at a fashion show or in magazine photographs in order to show them to people:
She’s modeling Donna Karan’s fall collection.
Claire modelled for a few years when she was in her twenties.

2. model yourself on somebody British English, model yourself after somebody American English to try to be like someone else because you admire them:
Jim had always modelled himself on his great hero, Martin Luther King.

3. be modelled on something to be designed in a way that copies another system or way of doing something:
Their education system is modelled on the French one.

4. [transitive] to do a computer representation or scientific description of a situation or event:
They used a computer to model the possible effects of global warming.

5. [transitive] to make something by shaping clay, wood etc
—modeller noun [countable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

model
noun
I. copy of sth
ADJ. full-scale, scale | three-dimensional | detailed | working | clay, plastic, wooden, etc.
VERB + MODEL assemble (used of models that you buy in a lot of parts), build, construct, make
MODEL + NOUN aeroplane, car
PREP. ~ of She made a fantastic clay model of her dog.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

model
II. type of product
ADJ. de luxe, popular, standard | latest, new
VERB + MODEL do, make, produce They do several other models of washing machine.
sell | design, develop | recall They're recalling their new model for modifications to the engine.

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model
III. example
ADJ. excellent, good | conceptual, experimental, statistical, theoretical | clinical, economic, mathematical, medical, political, scientific | computer
VERB + MODEL give sb, provide (sb with) The tape provides a model for students to copy
copy | use
PREP. ~ of She was a model of restraint.
~ for Successful state schools must be used as models for the rest.

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model
IV. for clothes
ADJ. female, male | top | catwalk, fashion
VERB + MODEL photograph, shoot
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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model
V. for painting, etc.
ADJ. artist's, photographic
MODEL + VERB sit for sb/sth The model sits for me for three hours every day.

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model
verb
ADV. closely | explicitly
PREP. on/upon This system is closely modelled upon one used in French hospitals.

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brand the name of a type of product made by a company, especially one that you use every day such as food or cleaning products:
a survey to find out which brand of toothpaste people prefer
advertising for a well-known brand of cigarettes
make a type of product made by a particular company – used especially about things such as machines, equipment, or cars:
'What make of car do you drive?' 'A Ford.'
model one particular type or design of a vehicle, machine etc:
The new models are much faster.

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make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory:
Diane makes all her own clothes.
My camera was made in China.
produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process:
The factory produces high-quality steel.
Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones.
The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.
create to make something new and original:
Tarantino created a whole new style of films.
Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products.
Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’.
This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.
manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories:
The company manufactures aircraft parts.
mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory:
They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.
develop to design and make something new over a period of time:
In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles.
The company is developing new anti-virus software.
form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction:
Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
The research will help us understand how planets are formed.
generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power:
Wind can be used to generate electricity.
brand the name of a type of product made by a company, especially one that you use every day such as food or cleaning products:
a survey to find out which brand of toothpaste people prefer
advertising for a well-known brand of cigarettes
model one particular type or design of a vehicle, machine etc:
The new models are much faster.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

type/kind/sort one member of a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities. Type is the usual word to use in scientific or technical contexts. In everyday English, people usually use kind or sort:
What type of fish is this?
There are two main personality types.
kind a type of person or thing. Kind is less formal than type, and is used especially in everyday English:
What kind of food do you like?
There were all kinds of people there.
The study is the first of its kind in Ireland.
sort especially British English a type of person or thing. Sort is less formal than type, and is used especially in everyday British English:
What sort of person is she?
I like all sorts of music.
form one type of something from all the ones that are possible – used especially when things have different physical characteristics, or in certain fixed phrases:
There are many forms of heart disease.
Melanoma is a form of skin cancer.
The first primitive life forms consumed various materials, including hydrogen sulfide, and released oxygen.
In those days, horses were the commonest form of transport.
We need to use alternative forms of energy.
a popular form of entertainment
variety a type that is slightly different from others in the same group:
The French make many varieties of cheese.
This is a new variety of apple.
species a type of plant or animal, which can breed together to produce plants or animals of the same type:
These forests contain many species of trees.
The giant panda is an endangered species.
of a ... nature formal used when talking about a particular type of thing:
Many people find it embarrassing to discuss problems of a sexual nature.
Minor incidents of this nature normally occur about once a month.
category a group of people or things that are all of the same type – used when there is a clear system for deciding which group something belongs to:
The three major categories of rock are: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
She won the best actress category at the Oscars.
brand used when talking about the particular way that someone does something or thinks about something, when this is very different from that of other people:
She has her own special brand of humour.
He has called for a more positive brand of politics.
genre formal a type of art, music, literature etc. that has a particular style or feature:
He has written novels in several genres, most notably science fiction.
make a type of product made by a particular company – used especially about things such as machines, equipment, or cars:
'What make of car do you drive?' 'A Ford.'
model one particular type or design of a vehicle, machine etc:
The new models are much faster.

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