<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a standard or example for imitation or comparison</li><li>a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something</li><li>an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material</li><li>a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc.</li><li>a person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers</li><li>a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising</li><li>a style or design of a particular product: His car is last year's model</li><li>a pattern or mode of structure or formation</li><li>a typical form or style</li><li>a simplified representation of a system or phenomenon, as in the sciences or economics, with any hypotheses required to describe the system or explain the phenomenon, often mathematically</li><li>Zoology. an animal that is mimicked in form or color by another</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>serving as an example or model: a model home open to prospective buyers</li><li>worthy to serve as a model; exemplary: a model student</li><li>being a small or miniature version of something: He enjoyed building model ships</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) modeled, modeling or (especially British) modelled, modelling: to form or plan according to a model</li><li>to give shape or form to; fashion</li><li>to make a miniature model of</li><li>to fashion in clay, wax, or the like</li><li>to simulate (a process, concept, or the operation of a system), commonly with the aid of a computer</li><li>to display to other persons or to prospective customers, especially by wearing: to model dresses</li><li>to use or include as an element in a larger construct: to model new data into the forecast</li><li>(used without object) modeled, modeling or (especially British) modelled, modelling: to make models</li><li>to produce designs in some plastic material</li><li>to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress</li><li>to serve or be employed as a model</li></ul>