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print

419 2.0
A mark left on a surface by a hand, foot, or paw
  • noun
  • /prɪnt/
translation icon : huella
  • Look at the size of those prints.

Also the sheet of paper with a boot print and the disfigured snowman.

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Examples

  • They lifted four sets of prints from the apartment.

  • The detective analyzed the paw print left by the suspect's dog at the crime scene.

  • Sorry, the print is so small on these things.

  • Make sure the L print is on the left and the R print is on the right.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We found your print at your ex-wife's house.

  • His forehead leaves a print on the wet glass the size of a small potato.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We noticed several large boot prints leading away from the campsite.

  • The artist created a beautiful print of a landscape using a specific etching technique.

Synonyms

mark
vsprint
468 1.0

A visible line, spot, scratch, or stain on a surface

is the narrower type specifically caused by contact impressions
fingerprint
vsprint
328 2.3

A mark left by a finger that can identify a person

is the general term for many kinds of contact impressions
footprint
vsprint
126 1.6

A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface

is the general term for marks left by different objects
impression
vsprint
  • Specialized
52 4.1

A mark left on a surface when something presses into it

is the broader word covering all such impressions from objects
handprint
vsprint
24 2.5

A mark left by a hand pressed on a surface showing its shape

is the general term for marks left by different objects
imprint
vsprint
22 4.2

A mark made when something presses into a surface or the tool that makes it

is the wider term for marks left by objects rather than tools
thumbprint
vsprint
19 3.2

A mark left by the pad of a thumb used to identify a person

is the broader term for marks not focused on identification use
paw print
vsprint
4 2.0

A mark left by an animal's foot showing claws or pads

is the general term for marks left by different objects
footmark
vsprint
1 2.4

A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface

is the general term that includes these specific foot marks
bootprint
vsprint
1 3.7

A mark a boot makes on a surface that often shows the sole pattern

is the general term covering all contact impressions on surfaces
hoof-mark
vsprint
7.1

A mark left in soft ground by an animal's foot like a horse

is the general term for various animal and object impressions
fingermark
vsprint
5.5

A visible mark left by a finger, often when it is dirty

is the general term for various marks not only smudges

Idioms

13 3.7

No longer sold by the publisher

Compounds

37 4.4

Small printed text in a contract that tells important rules or extra costs

9 2.8

A shop that makes posters, flyers and other paper copies for people

print media
  • Literature
8 3.5

Newspapers and magazines printed on paper, not online

5 3.8

Important details in an agreement or document printed in very small type

4 2.0

A mark left by an animal's foot showing claws or pads

print run
  • Literature
3 3.7

The number of copies made for one edition of a magazine, book or newspaper

photographic print
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A picture on paper made from a camera or digital file

contact print
  • Specialized
6.1

A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size

9.8

A round wheel with letters on spokes that prints letters on paper

A situation that lets someone make a lot of money with little work

print buffer
  • Specialized
5.6

A part of a computer that holds information waiting to be printed

A person or shop that sells art prints like etchings and engravings

roman print
  • Specialized
5.1

Upright printed letters used for normal text in books and newspapers

silk screen print
  • Specialized
4.2

A picture created when someone pushes ink through a mesh screen onto paper or cloth

voice for print
  • Literature
6.8

A clear, polished way of writing for newspapers or magazines

How Visible

fingerprint
328 2.3
print
419 2.0
smear
14 4.1
to smudge
30 3.7

Surface Forms

print singular
prints plural

Etymology

Print meaning a mark or impression comes from the original sense of 'impression' made by pressing something down, so a footprint or handprint is a print because it is a pressed mark.