NOUN
  • Definition - The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
  • Definition - A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
  • Definition - (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
  • Definition - (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.
  • Example - The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
VERB
  • Definition - To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
  • Example - The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
  • Definition - (by extension) To project quickly; to snap.
  • Example - The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
  • Definition - (by extension) To strike or tap smartly.
  • Example - The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
  • Definition - To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
  • Example - The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.
  • Definition - To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).
  • Example - The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
fillip 11
4 Letter Words
flip 9 fill 7 pili 6 pill 6
3 Letter Words
fil 6 lip 5 ill 3
2 Letter Words
if 5 pi 4 li 2
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