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Noun: nightcap  'nIt,kap
  1. An alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
     
  2. A cloth cap worn in bed
     
  3. The final game of a double header

Derived forms: nightcaps

Type of: cap, drink, game

Part of: double feature, doubleheader [N. Amer], gown, nightdress, nightgown, nightie [informal], night-robe, nighty [informal], twin bill

Encyclopedia: Nightcap