model
     adj : worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
           [syn: {exemplary}, {model(a)}]
     n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process;
          "the computer program was based on a model of the
          circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {theoretical
          account}, {framework}]
     2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
     3: 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" [syn: {poser}]
     4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
        [syn: {simulation}]
     5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model
        of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major
        general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {good example}]
     6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role
        model" [syn: {role model}]
     7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his
        example" [syn: {example}]
     8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
        fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin},
         {manakin}, {fashion model}]
     9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller
        scale) [syn: {modelling}, {modeling}]
     v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn: {pattern}]
     2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {mold},
         {mould}]
     3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know
        the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {pose}, {sit},
         {posture}]
     4: display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
     5: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained
        in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {simulate}]
     6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {mock up}]
     [also: {modelling}, {modelled}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0