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