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nightcap

/ˈnaɪtkæp/noun

उच्चारण नाइट्कैप

सोने से पहले लिया जाने वाला पेय

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a drink, usually an alcoholic one, that people have just before they go to bed

    सोने से पहले लिया जाने वाला पेय

    • Would you like a nightcap before bed?
    • He always has a cup of hot milk as a nightcap.
    • A glass of warm milk makes a perfect nightcap.
    + 2 more examples
    • The host offered his guests a nightcap before they left.
    • He declined the nightcap and went straight to bed.
  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    a soft cap worn in bed in the past

    रात में पहनी जाने वाली टोपी

    • an old man in a nightcap and nightshirt
    • The painting shows a sleepy grandfather wearing a woollen nightcap.
    • The cartoon shows a character wearing a long nightcap.
    + 1 more example
    • In the old story, the miser sat in his nightcap counting coins.