a standard or example for imitation or comparison.

a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.

an image in clay, wax, or the like, to be reproduced in more durable material.

a person or thing that serves as a subject for an artist, sculptor, writer, etc.

a person whose profession is posing for artists or photographers.

a person employed to wear clothing or pose with a product for purposes of display and advertising.

a style or design of a particular product

His car is last year's model.

a pattern or mode of structure or formation.

a typical form or style.

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.

Zoology . an animal that is mimicked in form or color by another.

serving as an example or model

a model home open to prospective buyers.

worthy to serve as a model; exemplary

a model student.

being a small or miniature version of something

He enjoyed building model ships.

to form or plan according to a model.

to give shape or form to; fashion.

to make a miniature model of.

to fashion in clay, wax, or the like.

to simulate (a process, concept, or the operation of a system), commonly with the aid of a computer.

to display to other persons or to prospective customers, esp. by wearing

to model dresses.

to use or include as an element in a larger construct

to model new data into the forecast.

to make models.

to produce designs in some plastic material.

to assume a typical or natural appearance, as the parts of a drawing in progress.

to serve or be employed as a model.