model

1. 1.

   plan or create according to a model or models

   Synonymspattern

   Broaderimitate

   Narrowerscalesovietize
2. 2.

   form in clay, wax, etc

   “model a head with clay”

   Synonymsmoldmould

   Broadershape

   art

3. 3.

   assume a posture as for artistic purposes

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

   Synonymsposesitposture

   Broaderexpose

   Narrowerramp

   art

4. 4.

   display (clothes) as a mannequin

   “model the latest fashion”

   Broaderexpose
5. 5.

   create a representation or model of

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

   Synonymssimulate

   Broaderre-create
6. 6.

   construct a model of

   “model an airplane”

   Synonymsmock up

   Broaderrepresent

1. 1.

   worthy of imitation

   “exemplary behavior”

   “model citizens”

   Synonymsexemplary

   Similarworthy

Other forms of model

plural

models·

past tense or participle

modelled

present participle

modelling

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about model

What does model mean?

model means "a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process". That is the primary sense; the word has 16 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in model?

model has 2 syllables: mo-del. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmɑdəl/.

What is another word for model?

Close synonyms include theoretical account, framework, poser, simulation, exemplar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is model a common word?

model is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with model?

2 words rhyme with model. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.