model vs work

model and work both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
model	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
work	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, work is a hypernym of model; that is, work is a word with a broader meaning than model:

Other hypernyms of model include forge, form, mold, mould, shape.

model (noun)	work (noun)
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)	activity directed toward making or doing something
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)	the occupation for which you are paid
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
something to be imitated	a place where work is done
a representative form or pattern	the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
a type of product	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor	(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
someone worthy of imitation
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

model (adjective)	work (adjective)
worthy of imitation

model (verb)	work (verb)
form in clay, wax, etc	give a workout to
construct a model in the likeness of	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
plan or create according to a model or models	go sour or spoil
create a representation or simulation of	cause to undergo fermentation
display (clothes) as a mannequin	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
assume a posture as for artistic purposes	use or manipulate to one's advantage
	to mix into a homogeneous mass
	perform as expected when applied
	move into or onto
	shape, form, or improve a material
	cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
	prepare for crops
	make something, usually for a specific function
	gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
	proceed along a path
	move in an agitated manner
	provoke or excite
	be employed
	cause to work
	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
	have and exert influence or effect
	operate in or through
	cause to operate or function
	behave in a certain way when handled