nightcap

Plural: nightcaps

Noun

• A cap worn to bed; a drink taken before bed.
• an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
• a cloth cap worn in bed
• the final game of a double header
• A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
• A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
• Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
• The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
• A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.

Verb

• To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.

Examples

• After a grueling Words With Friends session, a nightcap was just what she needed to relax.
• I'll make myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed.
• Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold.