thumbprints
Unique digit traces
Thumbprints are impressions left by the thumb, used for identification since the ridged patterns are unique to each person.
Police collect thumbprints at crime scenes; documents may require a thumbprint for verification.
The word also names a type of cookie with an indentation pressed into the center: She filled the thumbprints with raspberry jam.
Friction ridge impression
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- scannerDevice that reads data
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
sensor · security · unique · whorl · ridge · pattern · loop · arch
Facts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- latentPresent but inactive
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- powderFine dry particles
lift · impression · smudge · partial · investigator · detective · suspect · match
Minute remnant or pursue
- markVisible impression or sign
- influencePower to affect others
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
evidence · impression · stamp · characteristic · hallmark · sign · indicator · presence
Fired clay objects
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- impressionEffect on the mind
- ancientVery old indeed
shard · potsherd · maker · artisan · coil · vessel · archaeological · kiln
Buttery, crumbly biscuit
filling · raspberry · apricot · pressed · dough · confection · powdered sugar · almond
fingerprint
Friction ridge impression
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- scannerDevice that reads data
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
authentication · sensor · security · unique · whorl · ridge · pattern · loop · arch · biometrics
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- latentPresent but inactive
- dustingRemoving surface grime
powder · lift · impression · smudge · partial · investigator · detective · suspect · match · analysis
trace
Minute remnant or pursue
- markVisible impression or sign
- influencePower to affect others
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
distinctive · evidence · impression · stamp · characteristic · hallmark · sign · indicator · presence · touch
pottery
Fired clay objects
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- impressionEffect on the mind
ancient · shard · potsherd · maker · artisan · coil · vessel · archaeological · kiln · signature
shortbread
Buttery, crumbly biscuit
butter · filling · raspberry · apricot · pressed · dough · confection · powdered sugar · almond · vanilla
mark
Visible impression or sign
consent · authorization · document · pad · pressed · agreement · contract · sign · illiterate · witness
- cookieschocolate chip cookie, sugar cookies, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodle
- smudges & marksfingerprints, pencil marks, grease marks, chalk marks, crayon marks
- Fingerprintsfingerprint, fingerprints, whorl, whorls, loops
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- dog coat patternsspots, patches, brindle, merle, sable
- meteoritesmeteorite, chondrites, chondrite, iron meteorite, micrometeorites
thumbprintsretinal scans
Imaging the eye's interior
iris scans · facial recognition · DNA samples · digital signatures
- thumbprint cookieCookie with pressed center filled