Identikit, Identikit picture
(noun) a likeness of a person’s face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought
Source: WordNet® 3.1
identikit (plural identikits)
A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to build a likeness of a person sought for a crime.
A composite sketch generated by a sketch artist, software, or a box of facial features on transparent foils that police officers and other public service professionals use to create a likeness of a person from a witness description.
• photofit
identikit (not comparable) (UK)
(informal, chiefly, derogatory) Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass-marketed.
• cookie-cutter
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
