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How to pronounce “nightcap”
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Pronunciation guide for nightcap
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of nightcap with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why Sleep Matters
But when you have a nightcap, you mistake the former
- Definition summary
- (clothing) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]
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How to pronounce nightcap
Why Sleep Matters
But when you have a nightcap, you mistake the former
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “nightcap”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (clothing) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]
- A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic. [From 1818.]
- (by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
- (US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. [From 1939.]
- (historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.
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