nightcap

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
  2. noun a cloth cap worn in bed
  3. noun the final game of a double header

Etymology

From night + cap.

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