Fellow, guy — sometimes used informally as a term of address
ETYM Spanish guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as Eng. guide. Related to Guide, Gye.
1. A rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent); SYN. guy cable, guy rope.
2. An informal term for a youth or man; SYN. cat, hombre.
ETYM French modčle, Italian modello, from (assumed) Latin modellus, from modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. Related to Mode, Module.
1. A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; SYN. poser.
2. Someone worthy of imitation; SYN. role model.
3. A representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale); SYN. simulation.
4. A representative form or pattern; SYN. example.
5. A simplified description of a complex entity or process; SYN. theoretical account, framework.
6. A type or class of product.
Simplified version of some aspect of the real world. Models are produced to show the relationships between two or more factors, such as land use and the distance from the center of a town (for example, concentric-ring theory). Because models are idealized, they give only a general guide to what may happen.
ETYM Latin norma a rule. Related to Normal.
Informal guideline about what is, or is not, considered normal social behavior (as opposed to rules and laws, which are formal guidelines). Such shared values and expectations may be measured by statistical sampling and vary from one society to another and from one situation to another; they range from crucial taboos, such as those against incest or cannibalism, to trivial customs and traditions, such as the correct way to hold a fork. Norms play a key part in social control and social order.
A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.
ETYM French type; cf. Italian tipo, from Latin typus a figure, image, a form, type, character; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.
1. A subdivision of a particular kind of thing; SYN. kind, sort, ilk, species.
2. Printed characters.
3. A small block of metal bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper.
4. All of the tokens of the same symbol.
5. (Biology) The taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon.