| NOUN | communication | fingerprint | a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger |
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| communication | fingerprint | a generic term for any identifying characteristic | |
| attribute | fingerprint, fingermark | a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | |
| VERB | creation | fingerprint | take an impression of a person's fingerprints |
| Sounds | fih'nggerprih.nt | |
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| Rhymes | ament ... varmint: 39 rhymes with ihnt... | |
| Meaning | A print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations. | |
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| Narrower | loop | The basic pattern of the human fingerprint |
| thumbprint | fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb) | |
| Broader | biometric identification, biometric authentication, identity verification | The automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics / characteristics |
| mark, print | A visible indication made on a surface | |
| Spanish | huella dactilar, huella digital | |
| Catalan | reconeixement d'empremtes dactilars | |
| Verbs | fingerprint | take an impression of a person's fingerprints |
| Meaning | A generic term for any identifying characteristic. | |
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| Example | "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it" | |
| Broader | identification | evidence of identity |
| Spanish | huella digital | |
| Catalan | emprempta digital | |
| Meaning | A smudge made by a (dirty) finger. | |
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| Synonym | fingermark | |
| Broader | smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur | A blemish made by dirt |
| Spanish | huella dactilar, huella digital, huella, imprenta, señal | |
| Catalan | ditada, emprempta, senyal | |
| Verbs | fingerprint | take an impression of a person's fingerprints |
| Meaning | Take an impression of a person's fingerprints. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They want to fingerprint the prisoners | |
| Broader | reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of |
| Nouns | fingerprint | a smudge made by a (dirty) finger |
| fingerprint | a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger | |
| fingerprinting | the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification | |
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