nightcap
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Is nightcap a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of nightcap?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (clothing) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.Examples: "Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold."
2. (by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.Examples: ""[…] and as a nightcap I happened to pick the copy of Plato […]""broadlyfiguratively
3. (US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.US
4. (historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.historical
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.Examples: "Even better than breakfast, though, is nightcapping at the Waffle House . Nightcapping happens after the bars close, but before the southern sunrise: the hours when their jukeboxes play “Freebird” on a continual loop, […]"; "We nightcapped at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, on the most extravagant cocktails I'd ever purchased in life."intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary