thumbprinted
Bearing ridge patterns
Thumbprinted describes something marked or identified with a thumbprint—the impression left by pressing a thumb against a surface.
Documents may be thumbprinted for identification: The contract was signed and thumbprinted.
Cookies with an indentation in the center are called thumbprint cookies, so thumbprinted can describe that pressed shape: She thumbprinted each ball of dough before adding jam.
Present but inactive
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- powderFine dry particles
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- crimePunishable illegal act
scene · detective · investigation · clues · CSI · suspect · culprit · identification
Establishing who someone is
- scannerDevice that reads data
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- accessRight to enter
- unlockOpen a secured closure
device · sensor · verification · login · passcode · touch · registered · enrolled
latent
Present but inactive
crime · scene · detective · investigation · clues · CSI · suspect · culprit · identification · trace
identification
Establishing who someone is
- scannerDevice that reads data
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- accessRight to enter
unlock · device · sensor · verification · login · passcode · touch · registered · enrolled · secure
impression
Effect on the mind
stained · clay · ink · dough · pottery · document · signed · sealed · stamped · surface
thumbprintedsigned
Wrote one's name on
handwritten · autographed · initialed · unsigned · countersigned
thumbprintedunsigned
Bearing no signature
unmarked · unverified · unauthenticated · anonymous · unattested
- thumbprint cookieCookie with pressed center filled