modelnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɒd.əl/us/ˈmɑː.dəl/model noun [ C ] (COPY)
C2 something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of its type:
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- Throughout the ordeal of her husband's funeral, Mrs Kennedy was a model of deportment .
- He was the very model of a gentleman - he behaved perfectly.
- She seems to think that my niece is a model child, unlike my kids!
- The team decided to set up a sixth form college on the same model, except smaller.
- Jack was a superb manager and his department soon became a model for all the others to emulate.
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Samples and examples
- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- classical
- core
- cross-section
- for instance idiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- instance
- job
- quintessence
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- specimen
- swatch
- taste
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model noun [ C ] (PERSON)
B1 a person who wears clothes so that they can be photographed or shown to possible buyers, or a person who is employed to be photographed or painted:
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- She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but failed.
- Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model.
- He has had work as a male model.
- She copies what the catwalk models are wearing.
- She has the looks of a model.
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Fashion
- clothes horse
- collection
- come
- couture
- cover girl
- designer
- fashion
- fashionista
- haute couture
- high street
- look
- mannequin
- milliner
- mode
- steampunk
- style
- supermodel
- swag
- the fashion police
- trend
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model noun [ C ] (MACHINE)
A2 a particular type of machine, especially a car, that is slightly different from machines of the same type:
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- They've copied the basic design from the Japanese model and added a few of their own refinements.
- Our latest model of phone has several new features.
- Our marketing people have come up with a great idea for the launch of the new model.
- The advantage of the smaller model is its greater portability.
- The company's new model will be going into production early next year.
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Categories and varieties
- animal
- brand
- category
- classification
- food group
- form
- genre
- hue
- ilk
- incarnation
- kind
- matter
- mould
- order
- style
- take
- type
- typology
- variety
- version
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model noun [ C ] (REPRESENTATION)
A2 something that represents another thing, either as a physical object that is usually smaller than the real object, or as a simple description that can be used in calculations:
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Models & moulds
- cast
- die
- diorama
- mock
- mock sth up
- mock-up
- mould
- precast
- scale
- section
- wireframe
modelverb
uk/ˈmɒd.əl/us/ˈmɑː.dəl/-ll- or US usually -l-model verb (CLOTHES)
[ I or T ] to wear fashionable clothes, jewellery, etc. in order to advertise them:
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Fashion
- clothes horse
- collection
- come
- couture
- cover girl
- designer
- fashion
- fashionista
- haute couture
- high street
- look
- mannequin
- milliner
- mode
- steampunk
- style
- supermodel
- swag
- the fashion police
- trend
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model verb (MAKE A MODEL)
[ T ] to make a model of something:
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Models & moulds
- cast
- die
- diorama
- mock
- mock sth up
- mock-up
- mould
- precast
- scale
- section
- wireframe