fingerprint
17 points
English
11 letters
Common
Commonness #10,108
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Definitions
noun
a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
verb
take an impression of a person's fingerprints
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/fˈɪŋɡɝːpɹˌɪnt/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural fingerprints
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
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