fingerprint

Universal Words noun (especially BrE) 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. seealsoGENETICFINGERPRINT fingerprint verb: [VN] I was booked, fingerprinted and locked up for the night.