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Stimulus, boost
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fillip
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fillip \Fil"lip\ (f[i^]l"l[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filliped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping .] [For filp, flip. Cf. Flippant .] To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB give ▪ Yes, those ladies had given a useful fillip to his prestige. ▪ Mergers and acquisitions gave a brief fillip to prices early in the day. ▪ Living in the château gave an enormous fillip to these aspirations. ▪ This ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context archaic English) A flick; the act of releasing the index finger from the hold of a thumb with a snap. 2 Something that excites or stimulates. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To strike or project with the nail of a finger snapped from the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" [syn: bonus ]
Usage examples of fillip.
Indeed, you know the debt I owe you for the hand you have put behind my nephew, the fillips you have vouchsafed him in his calling.
Again, two squalls would tear along, one on each side of us, and we would get a fillip from each of them.
As he hugged Dena now, he had to admit that a completely shaven skull added yet another fillip, a touch of androgeny that he found a bit appealing.
Wallerstein, accompanied by an invitation to pay him a visit this year, the Prince defraying my expenses, His Highness being desirous to make my personal acquaintance (a pleasing fillip to my depressed spirits).
Fitzfarris immediately began canvassing the Apotheken of the city until he found one that stocked the lycopodium flash powder, so he could add his vanishing-girl fillip to the occasion.