Nightcap and Shot

Nightcap

Nightcap noun - An alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic.
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Synonyms for Nightcap

Shot and nightcap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shot" instead a noun "Nightcap".

Shot

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

Nightcap and shot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nightcap" instead a noun "Shot".

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  • Literature / Little Red Riding Hood One version penned by James Thurber, averts it, where Red wasn't fooled at all because, quote, "Even in a nightcap a wolf looks about as much like your grandmother as the Metro Goldwyn Mayer lion looks like Calvin Coolidge." So she pulled a revolver out of her picnic basket and shot the wolf dead.
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