What Does Fillips Means?

1a : a blow or gesture made by the sudden forcible straightening of a finger curled up against the thumb. b : a short sharp blow : buffet. 2 : something tending to arouse or excite: such as. a : stimulus just the fillip my confidence needed lent a fillip of danger to the sport.

How do you use fillip in a sentence?

(1) A cut in lending rates would give a fillip to the housing market. (2) The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to/for national pride. (3) The news gave the stock market a big fillip. (4) The news gave a fillip to the telecommunications sector.

What is the meaning of the word Fauna '? *?

: animal life especially : the animals characteristic of a region, period, or special environment the diverse fauna of the island — compare flora.