nightcap
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/
:
copita
- Can I buy you a nightcap at eleven o'clock?
- Stay for a nightcap
- poured myself a nightcap
- nightcap of vodka
Which is like when I have a nightcap just before bed or two.
- Which is like when I have a nightcap just before bed or two.
- On Sunday morning, Revitalight Black Label pairs perfectly with nightcaps and midnight snacks.
Examples
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Thank you for the nightcap.
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Time for a little nightcap.
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Which is like when I have a nightcap just before bed or two.
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By the way, that was quite a nightcap you gave me.
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But he has somebody in for a nightcap every night.
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I thought I might pop round for a nightcap.
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I think we could both use a nightcap.
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At the hotel, he wondered if she could be persuaded to stay for a nightcap.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Let's have a nightcap on the veranda," she suggested.
Fiction book (1997) -
After dinner, I enjoyed a relaxing nightcap to help me unwind before sleep.
Synonyms
1
8.2
A liquid medicine that makes you sleep
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Morphology
Etymology
Nightcap for a small drink grew from an older idea of a cloth night cap people wore to bed; the drink became a little thing you take at the end of the evening. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the drink as the thing that 'caps' or finishes your night before sleep.