fingerprint

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌprɪnt/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular fingerprint

Plural fingerprints

1. (countable) A fingerprint is a mark left by your finger's bumps.

   Every fingerprint is different.

See also

• finger
• print

Verb

Plain form fingerprint

Third-person singular fingerprints

Past tense fingerprinted

Past participle fingerprinted

Present participle fingerprinting

1. If you fingerprint someone, you take their fingerprints.

   You have to have your fingerprints taken since you did a crime.