model noun
1 copy of sth
ADJ. full-scale, scale | three-dimensional | detailed | working | clay, plastic, wooden, etc.
VERB + MODEL assemble (used of models that you buy in a lot of parts), build, construct, make
MODEL + NOUN aeroplane, car
PREP. ~ of She made a fantastic clay model of her dog.
2 type of product
ADJ. de luxe, popular, standard | latest, new
VERB + MODEL do, make, produce They do several other models of washing machine. | sell | design, develop | recall They're recalling their new model for modifications to the engine.
3 example
ADJ. excellent, good | conceptual, experimental, statistical, theoretical | clinical, economic, mathematical, medical, political, scientific | computer
VERB + MODEL give sb, provide (sb with) The tape provides a model for students to copy | copy | use
PREP. ~ of She was a model of restraint. | ~ for Successful state schools must be used as models for the rest.
4 for clothes
ADJ. female, male | top | catwalk, fashion
VERB + MODEL photograph, shoot > Note at JOB
5 for painting, etc.
ADJ. artist's, photographic
MODEL + VERB sit for sb/sth The model sits for me for three hours every day.
model verb
ADV. closely | explicitly
PREP. on/upon This system is closely modelled upon one used in French hospitals.
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