Basis and Model

Basis

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Model and basis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Model" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Model noun - An exact representation of something in greatly reduced size.

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Basis and model are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Model".

human	human basis	human model
good	good basis	good model
physical	physical basis	physical model
similar	similar basis	similar model
Other adjectives: normal, common, complete, regular, current, original, actual, entire, real, professional, last.

They were removed for the screen model on the basis people would thought they were wings and not heat dissipation units.

Source: Film / 2001: A Space Odyssey
The United States used him as a basis for how to model their soldiers and took some of his DNA to genetically modify their soldiers.

Source: Red Baron
Public Exposure: Matt volunteers to model for a life drawing class, on the basis that his wife Lauren was the only person who signed up.

Source: Series / Neighbours

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