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fingerprint

nounverb /fɪŋɡərprɪnt/ 3 syllables 11 letters Scrabble 17 WWF 21
Definitions
noun

a smudge made by a (dirty) finger

noun

a generic term for any identifying characteristic

“that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it”

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

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