fingerprint vs daub

fingerprint and daub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fingerprint	Yes	No	Yes	No
daub	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, daub is a hypernym of fingerprint; that is, daub is a word with a broader meaning than fingerprint:

Other hypernyms of fingerprint include blot, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot.

fingerprint (noun)	daub (noun)
a smudge made by a (dirty) finger	an unskillful painting
a generic term for any identifying characteristic	a blemish made by dirt
a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations	material used to daub walls

fingerprint (verb)	daub (verb)
take an impression of a person's fingerprints	cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
	coat with plaster
	apply to a surface