nightcap

noun

Definition of nightcapnext
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as in Stetson

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as in aperitif

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as in nightgown

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Recent Examples of nightcap With a bullpen game looming in the nightcap, Yamamoto’s efficiency saves arms and cements his status as the staff ace. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Abreu also hit two in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep Friday. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 In other words, having a daycap daily or several times a week carries the same long-term risks as an equivalent nightcap habit. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026 The itinerary ends with a nightcap in a cocktail bar (in Madrid that’s in the maximalist Bar Manero) where an element of play is introduced. — Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nightcap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightcap
  1. homburg
  2. aperitif
  3. nightgown
  4. beret
  5. tipple
  6. nightshirt
  7. sombrero
  8. liquor
Noun
  • Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
Definition of homburg
Noun
  • Or a Lavender Sour, built with its namesake flower, alongside ELYX Single Estate Vodka and an elegant Italian aperitif.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Lillet Blanc is a floral French aperitif that's boozier than wine but breezier than gin, and our refreshing take uses rosemary simple syrup and a splash of bubbly.
    — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 20 June 2026
Definition of aperitif
Noun
  • Detectives later received results indicating that Brown could not be excluded as the source of the blood found on Bruneau’s nightgown, the affidavit alleges.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • On May 28, Johnson received results finding that the DNA profile sampled from one of Brown’s soda bottles could not be excluded as the contributor of the male blood from the victim’s nightgown, the detective wrote.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of nightgown
Noun
  • In London, Cynthia Erivo attended Wimbledon in a navy blue suit and matching beret by Ralph Lauren.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of beret
Noun
  • Spice Lounge is the place to be once the sun sets with live musicians (think saxophonists and singers) perform as guests tipple at the edge of the view.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Power brings a warmer and more wayward sensibility to such material than, say, the German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose deadpan grids of coal tipples and water towers drained industrial structures of affect.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
Definition of tipple
Noun
  • The Yellow Kid was a big bald baby of a boy, with jug ears, a gap-toothed grin, and a long yellow nightshirt.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Petite Plume also sells silk pajama sets and nightshirts in whimsical prints, to make for a memorable gift.
    — Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of nightshirt
Noun
  • Waving a Mexican flag with a vaquero sombrero on, El Malilla made history at Coachella last year as the first reggaeton Mexa act on the lineup.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of sombrero
Noun
  • Any intimations of exclusivity have gone out the window, just like the liquor bottles, condoms — and one TV — flung from balconies.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Old Grand-Dad 7-Year Bottled-In-Bond is available starting this month at liquor stores around the country (SRP $40).
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
Definition of liquor

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