Dictionary Check: fingerprint

"fingerprint" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 21 points

Definition

noun

a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations

noun

a generic term for any identifying characteristic

Example: "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"
noun

a smudge made by a (dirty) finger

Synonyms:
verb

take an impression of a person's fingerprints

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