(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Fingerprints are marks made by a person’s fingers which show the lines on the skin. Everyone’s ~s are different, so they can be used to identify criminals.
The detective discovered no fewer than 35 ~s.
N-COUNT: usu pl
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If the police take someone’s ~s, they make that person press their fingers onto a pad covered with ink, and then onto paper, so that they know what that person’s ~s look like.
They were photographed and had their ~s taken.
PHRASE: V inflects
2.
If someone is ~ed, the police take their ~s.
He took her to jail, where she was ~ed and booked.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed