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models

UK/ˈmɒd.l̩z/US/ˈmɑ.dl̩z/

models is the plural of model.

models is the third-person singular simple present indicative of model.

Meaning of model

Noun

model (plural models)

  1. A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist.
    • Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.
  2. A person who wears and showcases clothing, accessories, or cosmetics to promote or display them to an audience.
    • The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.
  3. A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
  4. (adult entertainment) A person who performs or poses in erotic or pornographic media.
  5. A representation of a physical object.
    • The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
  6. A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.
    • The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.

See all 23 meanings of model

Phrases with models

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Questions about models

What is models the plural of?
Models is the plural of model.
How do you pronounce models?
Models is pronounced /ˈmɒd.l̩z/ (UK).

Words near models in the dictionary

  1. modelocking
  2. modelome
  3. modelomes
  4. modelomic
  5. modelomics
  6. models
  7. Modelu
  8. modem
  9. modemed
  10. modeming
  11. modemless

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