model

Sense 1 noun

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

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

Sense 2 verb

plan or create according to a model or models

Sense 3 noun

a type of product

his car was an old model

Sense 4 verb

form in clay, wax, etc

model a head with clay

Sense 5 noun

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

Sense 6 verb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes

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

Sense 7 noun

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

Sense 8 verb

display (clothes) as a mannequin

model the latest fashion

Sense 9 noun

something to be imitated

an exemplar of success

Sense 10 verb

create a representation or model of

The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights

Sense 11 noun

someone worthy of imitation

every child needs a role model

Sense 12 verb

construct a model of

model an airplane

Sense 13 noun

a representative form or pattern

I profited from his example

Sense 14 noun

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

she was too fat to be a mannequin

Sense 15 noun

the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)