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NIGHTCAP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The final game of a double header

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("nightcap" is a kind of...):

game (a single play of a sport or other contest)

Holonyms ("nightcap" is a part of...):

double feature; doubleheader; twin bill (two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cloth cap worn in bed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("nightcap" is a kind of...):

cap (a tight-fitting headdress)

Holonyms ("nightcap" is a part of...):

gown; night-robe; nightdress; nightgown; nightie (lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("nightcap" is a kind of...):

drink (a single serving of a beverage)

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 Context examples: 

When the table was cleared, Janet assisted her to arrange her hair, to put on her nightcap, which was of a smarter construction than usual (in case of fire, my aunt said), and to fold her gown back over her knees, these being her usual preparations for warming herself before going to bed.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

With these accompaniments we were left alone to finish the evening, my aunt sitting opposite to me drinking her wine and water; soaking her strips of toast in it, one by one, before eating them; and looking benignantly on me, from among the borders of her nightcap.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)