fingermark vs smirch

fingermark and smirch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fingermark	Yes	No	No	No
smirch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, smirch is a hypernym of fingermark; that is, smirch is a word with a broader meaning than fingermark:

Other hypernyms of fingermark include blot, daub, slur, smear, smudge, spot.

fingermark (noun)	smirch (noun)
a smudge made by a (dirty) finger	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
	a blemish made by dirt

fingermark (verb)	smirch (verb)
	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
	smear so as to make dirty or stained