footmarks
Tracks left behind
Footmarks are marks left by feet, synonymous with footprints.
The word appears in older literature and remains current in British English, though footprints dominates in American usage: The footmarks in the sand led toward the cliffs.
Marks left by walking
- footstepsSounds of walking
- tracksMarks showing passage
- trailPath through wilderness
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
spoor · prints · impressions · treads · path · follow · pursuit · hound
Effect on the mind
- indentationInward cut or setback
- stampMark-making device
- indentText set inward
- tread patternGrooved surface for traction
depression · outline · mold · cast · relief
Route for traveling
- routePath from A to B
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
- trekArduous overland journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
walkway · trail · expedition · pilgrimage · ramble · traverse · crossing · waypoint
Hints toward answers
- proofDemonstration of truth
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
witness · corroborate · incriminate · alibi · investigation · crime scene · suspect · identification
footprints
Marks left by walking
trace · spoor · prints · impressions · treads · path · follow · pursuit · hound · search
impression
Effect on the mind
- indentationInward cut or setback
- stampMark-making device
- indentText set inward
tread pattern · depression · outline · mold · cast · relief
path
Route for traveling
journey · walkway · trail · expedition · pilgrimage · ramble · traverse · crossing · waypoint · beaten track
clues
Hints toward answers
- proofDemonstration of truth
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
testimony · witness · corroborate · incriminate · alibi · investigation · crime scene · suspect · identification · verification
footmarksfingerprints
Ridge patterns identifying individuals
handprints · fingermarks · handmarks · palm prints · thumbprints
footmarksno trace