Open English Wordnet

Nouns

(n)model, theoretical account, frameworka hypothetical description of a complex entity or process“the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems”

(n)modela type of product“his car was an old model”

(n)model, posera 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”

(n)model, simulationrepresentation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

(n)exemplar, example, model, good examplesomething to be imitated“an exemplar of success”, “a model of clarity”, “he is the very model of a modern major general”

(n)model, role modelsomeone worthy of imitation“every child needs a role model”

(n)model, examplea representative form or pattern“I profited from his example”

(n)mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, modela woman who wears clothes to display fashions“she was too fat to be a mannequin”

(n)model, modelling, modelingthe act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

Verbs

(v)model, patternplan or create according to a model or models

(v)model, mold, mouldform in clay, wax, etc“model a head with clay”

(v)model, pose, sit, postureassume a posture as for artistic purposes“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”

(v)modeldisplay (clothes) as a mannequin“model the latest fashion”

(v)model, simulatecreate a representation or simulation of“The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights”

(v)model, mock upconstruct a model in the likeness of“model an airplane”

Adjectives

(s)exemplary, modelworthy of imitation“exemplary behavior”, “model citizens”

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