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View synonyms for thumbprint

thumbprint

[ thuhm-print ]

noun

  1. a mark or impression of the ventral surface of the last joint of the thumb.


thumbprint

/ ˈθʌmˌprɪnt /

noun

  1. an impression of the upper part of the thumb, used esp for identification purposes See fingerprint


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thumbprint1

First recorded in 1895–1900; thumb + print

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Example Sentences

For instance, a valid ID and a captured thumbprint are required to carry out a transaction on an ecoATM.

Kindly include your full name, as well as your daughter's, and place your thumbprint on the opposite side of the disk.

He ran a red-tinted, celluloid rectangle through a stamping machine and Hunter pressed his thumbprint upon the signature square.

I never could read His handwriting except His criminal thumbprint on the haddock.

The thumbprint which we puzzled our heads over was a toe-print!

Let her have it; be sure to get her thumbprint, though, and send it up here for comparison.

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