smirch vs fingerprint

smirch and fingerprint both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fingerprint is a hyponym of smirch; that is, fingerprint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smirch:

Other hyponyms of smirch include blotch, splodge, splotch, fingermark, inkblot.

smirch (noun)	fingerprint (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
a blemish made by dirt	a generic term for any identifying characteristic
	a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations

smirch (verb)	fingerprint (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	take an impression of a person's fingerprints
smear so as to make dirty or stained