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# nightcap

noun (a nightcap, nightcaps)

«nightcap» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A soft cloth cap people used to wear in bed to keep their heads warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#m1)
2. A drink, often alcoholic or a hot milky drink, taken just before going to bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#m2)

### In the lessons

In old stories and fairy tales characters wear nightcaps (like Scrooge or Wee Willie Winkie). In everyday adult talk a nightcap is a last drink before bed. Children might have warm milk as a nightcap.

### Examples

- Wee Willie Winkie ran through the town in his nightcap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#x1)
- Grandpa had a cup of cocoa as a nightcap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#x2)
- The old man pulled his nightcap over his ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#x3)
- The guests stayed for a nightcap after dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#x4)
- In the picture book the bear wears a striped nightcap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#x5)
- They were in the nightcap still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/#x6)

### Note

One word: night + cap. In the drink sense it is often alcohol, for adults.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nightcap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nightcap/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nightcap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nightcap.html) on Mova free.