Synonyms: fingermark, fingerprint
Definition: a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
Similar words: blot, spot, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, daub
Definition: a blemish made by dirt
Usage: he had a smudge on his cheek
Synonyms: fingerprint
Definition: a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
Similar words: biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification
Definition: the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
Usage: negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification; if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot
Definition: a visible indication made on a surface
Usage: some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks; paw prints were everywhere
Synonyms: fingerprint
Definition: a generic term for any identifying characteristic
Usage: that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it
Similar words: identification
Definition: evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
Synonyms: fingerprint
Definition: take an impression of a person's fingerprints