model

Definition

  • noun: a usually small copy of something
  • noun: a set of plans for a building
  • verb: to design (something) so that it is similar to something else
  • verb: to plan or form after a pattern
  • + 'on' or ('chiefly US') 'after'
  • synonyms: shape, geistesgeschichte, hegelian idea

Examples

  • They 'modeled' their educational system 'on' the U.S. system. [=they used the U.S. system as a model when they created their educational system]

  • His best dish is closely 'modeled on' his mother's recipe. [=is based on and very similar to his mother's recipe]

  • She 'models' [=she works as a fashion model] for the world's most successful modeling agency.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's like a museum. It's like a toy store. Wow. Check this out. It's the world's biggest model airplane. It's not a model, Penny. It's a prototype. And we should probably just leave that alone. Okay. (..)
    2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  • (..) their history, huh, Penny? It's really great meeting you guys. Maybe you can come over to my house sometime. I could bring my new model. It's a hydrogen atom. You've only got one, huh? Guess we'll have to split it. Good one! Check it, guys. (..)
    2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman