model

worthy of imitation

“exemplary behavior”

“model citizens”

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

“the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems”

a type of product

“his car was an old model”

a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

“the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos”

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

something to be imitated

“an exemplar of success”

“a model of clarity”

“he is the very model of a modern major general”

someone worthy of imitation

“every child needs a role model”

plan or create according to a model or models

form in clay, wax, etc

“model a head with clay”

“Did he model his major works over a short period of time?”

assume a posture as for artistic purposes

“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”

display (clothes) as a mannequin

“model the latest fashion”

“They model the cape”

create a representation or simulation of

“The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights”

construct a model in the likeness of

“model an airplane”