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
verb
take an impression of a person's fingerprints
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