Definition

1. Noun:

   • A photographic print of plans or technical drawings: A "blueprint" is a detailed technical drawing or architectural plan, traditionally reproduced as a white-line print on blue paper.
   • A detailed plan or model: A "blueprint" is a comprehensive guide or model for making or doing something, outlining the essential components and steps.

2. Verb:

   • To make a blueprint of: To create a detailed technical drawing or plan for something.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The architect presented the blueprint for the new library.
  • The policy document serves as a blueprint for economic reform.
• Verb:
  • The engineers will blueprint the entire manufacturing process before construction begins.

Advanced Usage

• "to act as a blueprint for": To serve as a model or template that guides the development of something else.
  • The successful pilot program acted as a blueprint for the national rollout.

Variants and Related Words

• Blueprinting (gerund/noun): The act or process of making blueprints.
  • The blueprinting of the complex took several weeks.

Synonyms

• Noun: Plan, design, scheme, prototype, model, draft, layout.
• Verb: Design, plan, map out, draft, outline.

Related Phrases

• Blueprint for success: A detailed plan believed to lead to a successful outcome.
  • Their rigorous training regimen was their blueprint for success.

Noun

1. photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
2. something intended as a guide for making something else
   • a blueprint for a house
   • a pattern for a skirt

Verb

1. make a blueprint of