FILLIPS
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
F(4) I(1) L(1) L(1) I(1) P(3) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
- (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
- (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.“The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.”
Source: Wiktionary
