nightcap

Meaning of nightcap

noun
  1. A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
    Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold.
  2. A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
    I'll make myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed.
  3. (by extension) Something the person reads or listens to before bed.
  4. The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
  5. A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.

Information about nightcap

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of nightcap is: nightcaps.
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Hyphenation of nightcap

night-cap

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • nightcap is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of nightcap

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Words that rhyme with nightcap

flatcap, rootcap, priestcap

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