fingermark
fingermark noun: a blemish made by a dirty finger; a fingerprint.
Noun
fingermark (plural fingermarks)
- A blemish made by a dirty finger; a fingerprint.
- He left his fingermark on the recently cleaned cloth.
- “No,” I said, rather surprised, “I know that there are no two finger-marks alike, but that’s as far as my science goes.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 145
Verb
fingermark (third-person singular simple present fingermarks, present participle fingermarking, simple past and past participle fingermarked)
Forms of fingermark
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fingermarks |
| alternative form | finger-mark |
| alternative form | finger mark |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fingermarks |
| present participle | fingermarking |
| past participle | fingermarked |
| past | fingermarked |
Origin of fingermark
From finger + mark.
Questions about fingermark
- What does fingermark mean?
- Fingermark means a blemish made by a dirty finger; a fingerprint.
- What part of speech is fingermark?
- Fingermark can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of fingermark?
- The plural of fingermark is fingermarks.
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