fingerprint
noun/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/
- a mark made by the pattern of lines on the tip of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals
- His fingerprints were all over the gun.
- to take a suspect’s fingerprints
- The car was examined for fingerprints.
Synonyms markmarkstain ▪ fingerprint ▪ streak ▪ speck ▪ blot ▪ smear ▪ spotThese are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.mark a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good:see also DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint- The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
- blood stains
- Her fingerprints were all over the gun.
- She had streaks of grey in her hair.
- There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.
- There were grease spots all over the walls.
- a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of something
- a greasy mark/stain/smear
- an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
- a grease mark/stain/spot
- to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1- She was careful not to leave any fingerprints.
- The investigator questioned him and took his fingerprints.
- The police were able to obtain a set of fingerprints from the suspect.
- The suspect's fingerprints have been matched with those found at the scene of the crime.
- She checked the room for fingerprints.
- She had left an almost perfect set of fingerprints.
- The fingerprints matched those of the suspect.
- The police took their fingerprints.
- They examined the window for fingerprints.
- We'll need to dust the premises for fingerprints.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of fingerprints- set
- leave
- check (something) for
- dust something for
- …
- reader
- scanner
- analysis
- …
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