Make vs. Model — What's the Difference?

Make is the manufacturer or brand of a product.

Model is a specific version or variant of a product.

Make can denote the nature or character of something.

Model can refer to a representation, often in smaller scale.

Make can refer to the construction or composition.

Model can denote a person employed to display products.

Make signifies the origin or source of something.

Model can be a standard or example for imitation.

Make can represent the final form or version of something.

Model might represent a theoretical framework or representation.

To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create

A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.

To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct

A preliminary work or construction that serves as a plan from which a final product is to be made

To form by assembling individuals or constituents

Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product

To change from one form or function to another

A schematic description or representation of something, especially a system or phenomenon, that accounts for its properties and is used to study its characteristics

To cause to be or become

A style or design of an item

To cause to assume a specified function or role

One serving as an example to be imitated or compared

To cause to act in a specified manner

One that serves as the subject for an artist, especially a person employed to pose for a painter, sculptor, or photographer.

To compel

One that serves as the basis for a fictional character or place.

To form in the mind

A person employed to display merchandise, such as clothing or cosmetics.

To compose

(Zoology) An animal whose appearance is copied by a mimic.

To prepare; fix

Being, serving as, or used as a model.

To get ready or set in order for use

Worthy of imitation

To gather and light the materials for (a fire).

To make or construct a descriptive or representational model of

To engage in

To plan, construct, or fashion in imitation of a model

To carry out; perform

To make by shaping a plastic substance

To achieve, produce, or attain

To form (clay, for example) into a shape.

To institute or establish; enact

To display by wearing or posing in

To draw up and execute in a suitable form

In painting, drawing, and photography, to give a three-dimensional appearance to, as by shading or highlighting.

To arrange or agree to

To exhibit (a behavior) in such a way as to promote the establishment of similar patterns of behavior in another

To arrive at; reach

To repeat (a behavior observed in another)

To reach in time

To make a model.

To attain the rank or position of

To work or serve as a model, as in wearing clothes for display or serving as the subject of an artist.

To acquire a place in or on

A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.

To gain or earn, as by working

A person, usually an attractive male or female that is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.

To behave so as to acquire

A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.

To score or achieve, as in a sport

A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.

To assure the success of

A style, type, or design.

To favor the development of

The structural design of a complex system.

To be suited for

A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

To develop into

(logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.

To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of

(logic) An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.

To calculate as being; estimate

(medicine) An animal that is used to study a human disease or pathology.

To consider as being

Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

To constitute

(software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

To add up to

Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

To amount to

(transitive) to display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model

To cover (a distance)

(transitive) to use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model

To constitute the essence or nature of

(transitive) to make a miniature model of

To cause to be especially enjoyable or rewarding

(transitive) to create from a substance such as clay

To appear to begin (an action)

(intransitive) to make a model or models

To act or behave in a specified manner

(intransitive) to work as a model in art or fashion

To begin or appear to begin an action

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size; as, a

To cause something to be as specified

Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine.

To proceed in a certain direction

Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior.

(Slang) To pretend to be; imitate. Used with like

That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.

To undergo fabrication or manufacture

Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

To rise or accumulate

A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the artist used his daughter as a model for an Indian maiden.

The style or manner in which a thing is made

A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for the same purpose; a mannequin{1}; as, a fashion model.

A specific line of manufactured goods, identified by the manufacturer's name or the registered trademark

A particular version or design of an object that is made in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the Honda Accord; the latest model of the HP laserjet printer. For many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as part of the model number.

The origin of a product's manufacturing

An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation of the workings of a system of objects in the real world, which often includes mathematical or logical objects and relations representing the objects and relations in the real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of explaining the workings of the system or predicting its behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the administration's model of the United States economy predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years; different models of the universe assume different values for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure have grown progressively more complex in the past century.

The physical or moral nature of a person

Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.

The physical nature or build of an animal or person

To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated.

(Slang) Identification of a person or thing, often from information in police records

To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.

(transitive) To create.

A simplified description of a complex entity or process;

To build, construct, produce, or originate.

A type of product;

To write or compose.

A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor;

To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.

Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

(religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.

Something to be imitated;

(transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).

Someone worthy of imitation;

To behave, to act.

A representative form or pattern;

(intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.

A woman who wears clothes to display fashions;

To constitute.

The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

(transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.

Plan or create according to a model or models

To interpret.

Form in clay, wax, etc;

To bring into success.

Assume a posture as for artistic purposes;

To cause to be.

Display (clothes) as a mannequin;

To cause to appear to be; to represent as.

Create a representation or model of;

To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).

Construct a model of;

To force to do.

Worthy of imitation;

To indicate or suggest to be.

To cover neatly with bedclothes.

To recognise, identify, spot.

To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.

To proceed (in a direction).

(transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.

(transitive) To move at (a speed).

To appoint; to name.

To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).

To defecate or urinate.

(transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).

(transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.

To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.

To enact; to establish.

To develop into; to prove to be.

To form or formulate in the mind.

To perform a feat.

(intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.

(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.

(obsolete) To increase; to augment; to accrue.

(obsolete) To be engaged or concerned in.

To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.

To take the virginity of.

(intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.

Brand or kind; model.

Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.

Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.

A person's character or disposition.

(dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.

(uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.

(computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.

(slang) Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.

Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).

A promotion.

A home-made project

(cards) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.

(basketball) A made basket.

(physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.

Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.

A halfpenny.

An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.

To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create.

To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; - often with up; as, to make up a story.

To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast.

To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; - often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.

To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.

To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc.

To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; - followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.

To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day.

To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing.

To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to; as, a pound of ham makes a hearty meal.

To be engaged or concerned in.

To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of.

To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; - often in the phrase to meddle or make.

To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen.

To tend; to contribute; to have effect; - with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage.

To increase; to augment; to accrue.

To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.

A recognizable kind;

The act of mixing cards haphazardly

Engage in;

Give certain properties to something;

Make or cause to be or to become;

Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;

Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;

Create or manufacture a man-made product;

Make, formulate, or derive in the mind;

Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way;

Create by artistic means;

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;

Create or design, often in a certain way;

To compose or represent:

Reach a goal, e.g.,

Be or be capable of being changed or made into;

Make by shaping or bringing together constituents;

Perform or carry out;

Make by combining materials and parts;

Change from one form into another;

Act in a certain way so as to acquire;

Charge with a function; charge to be;

Achieve a point or goal;

Reach a destination, either real or abstract;

Institute, enact, or establish;

Carry out or commit;

Add up to;

Form by assembling individuals or constituents;

Organize or be responsible for;

Prepare for eating by applying heat;

Put in order or neaten;

Head into a specified direction;

Have a bowel movement;

Undergo fabrication or creation;

Be suitable for;

Amount to;

Constitute the essence of;

Appear to begin an activity;

Proceed along a path;

Reach in time;

Gather and light the materials for;

Assure the success of;

Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like;

Consider as being;

Calculate as being;

Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable;

Favor the development of;

Develop into;

Behave in a certain way;

Eliminate urine;

Yes, "Model" can refer to someone who displays or advertises products.

Generally, yes. A model might have further variants with minor differences.

"Make" refers to the brand, while "Model" refers to a specific version of that brand's product.

Indirectly, as some makes have reputations for quality.

Not always, it can also indicate origin or character of something.

Not always, but most manufactured goods have specific models.

Yes, especially in industries like automotive and electronics.

Yes, metaphorically it can refer to nature or character.

"Make" is broader, encompassing the general brand or origin.

Absolutely. A manufacturer (Make) can produce many models.

Yes, like in mathematical or scientific models.

No, it can also be a concept, framework, or representation.

Yes, like the make of a wine might be its country of origin.

Yes, both as a design and the person showcasing it.

Generally, yes. Model delves into specifics of a particular make.