fingerprint

Definition

  • noun: the mark that is made by pressing the tip of a finger on a surface
  • noun: the impression of a 'fingertip' on any surface
  • verb: to take the fingerprints of (someone, such as a criminal) for the purpose of identification
  • sometimes used figuratively
  • synonyms: fingermark

Examples

  • This project has his 'fingerprints' all over it. [=it is obvious that he was very involved in this project]

  • He was arrested and taken to the police station for 'fingerprinting'.

  • He was arrested, taken to the police station, and 'fingerprinted'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) or The Mask? Go as yourseIf... and as The Mask. Because they are both one and the same beautifuI person. Got the cross-check on the fingerprints. It's Ipkiss. I'm Iooking at him. Keep the SWAT team standing by. If he's haIf as bad as they say, we'II have a fuII dance card. PickIe reIish? (..)
    1994 The Mask
  • (..) - Nobody's that fast at my bank. - I'II say. That's one heII of a rubber mask. Lab reports? We got fingerprints from currency, but nothing matches TyreI's men. He beat them to the punch. Get the bank empIoyee fiIes and run down the prints on a guy named Ipkiss. You figure it was an inside job? (..)
    1994 The Mask