/ Dictionary / Index N nightcap: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: night•cap Pronunciation: (nīt'kap"), [key] — n. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening. a cap for the head, intended primarily to be worn in bed. the last event of the program for the day, esp. the second game of a doubleheader in baseball or the last race of the day in horse racing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nightcap (Thesaurus) night bolt nightclothes Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language