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fingerprint
noun
verb
A smudge made by a (dirty) finger
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ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt
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noun
A smudge made by a (dirty) finger
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”
verb
Take an impression of a person's fingerprints
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That tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it
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