fingerprint

Phonetic Respelling: [ fing-ger-print ]

Definition:

n. the mark made by the tip of the finger -often used by the police as a means of identification-

Sentence:

The police matched the fingerprint to that on file of an escaped convict.

More example sentences:

The police matched the fingerprint to that on file of an escaped convict.

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What type of fingerprint pattern is it when the lines go across, but rise in the middle?

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What item did Ruth Rose find at the museum that had a fingerprint on it?

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Synonyms:

thumbprint; finger impression; finger mark

Antonyms:

handshake