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noun 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. 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. 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. for clothes ADJ. female, male | top | catwalk, fashion VERB + MODEL photograph, shootJOB for painting, etc. ADJ. artist's, photographic MODEL + VERB sit for sb/sth The model sits for me for three hours every day., verb ADV. closely | explicitly PREP. on/upon This system is closely modelled upon one used in French hospitals.
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