nightcap

noun

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Recent Examples of nightcap Florida now moves on to the second round to face the winner of the day’s nightcap between two-time defending national champion UConn and SEC newcomer Oklahoma. — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2025 Hit up Upland for our favorite local beer and great food, then stop by the Inferno Room, an over-the-top tiki bar, on your way back downtown for a nightcap. — Arika Herron, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 Sure enough, later in the night, once the guys have come over for a nightcap to Jaclyn, Laurie, and Kate’s villa, Jaclyn and Valentin make plans to meet up after that. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025 Jack Swanson added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Rams, who will face the winner of Friday’s nightcap between No. 2 Mesa Ridge and No. 6 Windsor in the 5A final at 7:15 p.m. Saturday. — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightcap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightcap
  1. aperitif
  2. nightgown
  3. tipple
  4. nightshirt
  5. homburg
  6. digestif
  7. beret
  8. liquor
Noun
  • The new food destination is open from breakfast through lunch, including aperitif hours and afternoon tea.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The restaurant is open from breakfast to dinner, including aperitif and brunch.
    — Andrea Onate, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of aperitif
Noun
  • Aging mansions, castles, stagecoaches, distraught women in nightgowns, and a madman in an asylum are all present and accounted for.
    — Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Its styling nods to iconic Italian bombshells like Sophia Loren and Monica Bellucci, with bralettes, chemises, nightgowns, robes, and underwear that cling to your curves and accentuate the waist and bust.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of nightgown
Noun
  • Regardless of where they are seated, fliers can also try some of the new tipples on board.
    — Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, everyone from Lady Gaga to Edith Piaf, Charlie Chaplin to Cary Grant have enjoyed a tipple or two.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of tipple
Noun
  • My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.
    — Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Definition of homburg
Noun
  • The menu includes pink moon oysters and mignonette, persimmon salad, squash blossoms, an aquavit digestif, quail and panna cotta for dessert.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There’s also a trolley holding spirit casks that gets wheeled out for guests to enjoy a brandy or cognac poured straight from the cask as a post-dinner digestif.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of digestif
Noun
  • Cinching the headrest cover around my entire head and wearing it underneath wool hats and berets.
    — Dana Oliver, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Grammy winner stepped out in a black minidress with leopard-print collar and a matching beret.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of beret
Noun
  • Hennessy, grandson of the liquor magnate, was surrounded by Cognac vessels growing up.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
  • All this agita was present in the room on Thursday when the owners appeared yet again in front of the state liquor-license board.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of liquor

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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightcap. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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