fingerprint

/fˈɪŋgɝprɪnt/

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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; "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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