fin‧ger‧print /ˈfɪŋɡəˌprɪnt $ -ɡər-/ noun [countable]
a mark made by the pattern of lines at the end of a person’s finger, which is used by the police to find out who has committed a crime:
His fingerprints were all over the gun.
He was careful not to leave any fingerprints.
The police questioned Beresford and took his fingerprints (=made a record of them).
—fingerprint verb [transitive]

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fingerprint
noun
QUANT. set The police were able to obtain a set of fingerprints from the suspect.
VERB + FINGERPRINT leave She was careful not to leave any fingerprints.
check (sth) for, dust sth for, examine sth for, look for The car is being examined for fingerprints.
find | obtain, take The investigator questioned him and took his fingerprints.
match The suspect's fingerprints have been matched with those found at the scene of the crime.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

mark a dirty area on something that spoils its appearance:
The bark of the tree had made black marks on her trousers.
spot a small mark on something:
a grease spot on my shirt
stain a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a dark liquid:
a wine stain on the tablecloth
blood stains
smudge a mark that is made when something touches against a surface:
There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek.
He had a smudge of chalk on his jacket.
smear a mark that is made by a small amount of something spread across a surface:
The table had a smear of paint on the top.
fingerprint (also fingermark British English) a mark on the surface of something that is made by someone’s fingers:
The glass was covered with greasy fingerprints.
blemish a mark on your skin that spoils its appearance:
John grew a beard to hide the blemishes on his chin.
mole a small dark, sometimes raised, mark on your skin:
Some moles may become cancerous.
Helena found a mole on her arm which had definitely not been there before.
freckles small light brown marks on your skin, especially on your face but also on your arms, shoulders etc:
She had a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
birthmark a permanent mark on your skin that you have had since you were born:
There was a small birthmark on her left cheek.
bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen or been hit:
Her legs were covered in cuts and bruises.
scar a permanent mark on your skin, caused by a cut or by something that burns you:
The injury left a small scar on his forehead.
pimple/zit (also spot British English) a small raised red mark or lump on your skin, which usually appears when a child is between 12 and 18 years old:
When I was a teenager I had terrible spots.
The boy had a few pimples under his chin.
wart a small hard raised mark on your skin caused by a virus:
His face was covered in hairy warts.
blister a small area of skin that is swollen and full of liquid because it has been rubbed or burned:
There was a blister on his arm where the boiling milk had splashed him.
rash an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergy:
I can’t eat strawberries - they give me a rash.

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