FINGERPRINT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
   Synonym(s)
   • fingermark (what does fingermark mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) fingerprint is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • smudge (what does smudge mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • blot (what does blot mean?)
   • daub (what does daub mean?)
   • smear (what does smear mean?)
   • smirch (what does smirch mean?)
   • slur (what does slur mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fingerprint (what does fingerprint mean?)
2. Meaning
   • biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger
   • often used as evidence in criminal investigations
   Hypernyms(s) fingerprint is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • print (what does print mean?)
   • black and white (what does black and white mean?)
   • biometric identification (what does biometric identification mean?)
   • biometric authentication (what does biometric authentication mean?)
   • identity verification (what does identity verification mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   • thumbprint (what does thumbprint mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fingerprint (what does fingerprint mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a generic term for any identifying characteristic
   Usage Example(s)
   • that tax bill had the senator’’s fingerprints all over it
   Hypernyms(s) fingerprint is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • identification (what does identification mean?)

FINGERPRINT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • take an impression of a person’’s fingerprints
   Hypernyms(s) fingerprint is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reproduce (what does reproduce mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fingermark (what does fingermark mean?)
   • fingerprint (what does fingerprint mean?)
   • fingerprint (what does fingerprint mean?)
   • fingerprinting (what does fingerprinting mean?)