blueprint

[ bloo-print ]

/ ˈbluˌprɪnt /

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noun

a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.

a print made by this process.

a detailed outline or plan of action: a blueprint for success.

verb (used with object)

to make a blueprint of or for.

Origin of blueprint

First recorded in 1885–90; blue + print

OTHER WORDS FROM blueprint

blue·print·er, noun

Words nearby blueprint

bluejacking, blueline, blueness, bluenose, bluepoint, blueprint, blueprinting, blues, blues-rock, blueschist, blueshift

Example sentences from the Web for blueprint

Senator Rob Portman of Ohio has put together a plan that would serve well as a blueprint.

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We create imagined relationships with stars to form the blueprint of who we want to be.

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The New York Times characterized it as "more of an attempt to test the waters than a blueprint for action."

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The EPA rules issued Monday are largely modeled on a March 2013 blueprint from the NRDC, which Doniger helped to write.

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Some suggest that you lay out a blueprint, set reasonable goals, create benchmarks, and believe in yourself.

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On the table before him was what appeared to be a rough map or blueprint.

The Apartment Next Door |William Andrew Johnston
He poured over the blueprint again, striving to concentrate.

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I only use glasses to see fine print and more especially the Bible and blueprint.

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He waved them around his desk and pointed to the blueprint on his desk.

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He laid his hand on his wife's arm, and drawing her toward a table spread out the blueprint before her.

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British Dictionary definitions for blueprint

blueprint

/ (ˈbluːˌprɪnt) /

noun

Also called: cyanotype a photographic print of plans, technical drawings, etc, consisting of white lines on a blue background

an original plan or prototype that influences subsequent design or practice the Montessori method was the blueprint for education in the 1940s

verb

(tr) to make a blueprint of (a plan)

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blueprint

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