print Lexical Profile
print Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Text, characters, or images produced on paper or another surface by a mechanical or digital printing process, or the state of being published and available for sale.
"The fine print at the bottom of the contract was difficult to read without glasses."
An indentation, mark, or impression left on a surface by the pressure of an object, finger, or foot.
"Forensic investigators dusted the windowsill to recover a clear fingerprint and several boot prints."
A picture, photograph, or artistic design reproduced on paper from an engraved plate, woodblock, digital file, or photographic negative.
"The gallery exhibited a rare series of nineteenth-century botanical prints alongside modern photographs."
A fabric stamped with a colored decorative pattern or design, or an article of clothing made from such material.
"She chose a lightweight cotton fabric with a bright floral print for the summer curtains."
• verb
To produce text, documents, or images on paper or another material by applying ink via a mechanical press or electronic printer.
"Please print two copies of the financial report before the afternoon meeting."
To produce and issue a book, newspaper, magazine, or article in large quantities for public distribution.
"The journal refused to print the article until all the citations had been independently verified."
To write letters separately by hand without joining them together, rather than using cursive script.
"Applicants are asked to print their full name and address clearly in block capitals on the form."
To make a colored design on fabric or leave a physical mark or indentation on a soft surface by pressing.
"Artisans use carved wooden blocks to print intricate geometric patterns onto the linen cloth."
• Rhymes for print
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'preinte' (an impression or stamp), the feminine past participle of 'preindre' (to press), which derives from Latin 'premere' (to press, hold fast, or cover).