cap vs nightcap

nightcap vs cap

cap and nightcap both are nouns.

cap is a verb but nightcap is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cap	Yes	No	Yes	No
nightcap	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nightcap is a hyponym of cap; that is, nightcap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cap:

cap: a tight-fitting headdress
nightcap: a cloth cap worn in bed

Other hyponyms of cap include balaclava, balaclava helmet, Balmoral, bluebonnet, baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap, bathing cap, swimming cap, beret, biggin, berretta, biretta, birretta, calpac, calpack, kalpac, cloth cap, flat cap, cockscomb, coxcomb, coonskin, coonskin cap, fez, tarboosh, garrison cap, overseas cap, Glengarry, kalansuwa, kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap, liberty cap, mobcap, mortarboard, pinner, sailor cap, shower cap, ski cap, stocking cap, toboggan cap, skullcap, tam-o'-shanter, tam, tammy, watch cap, wishing cap.

cap (noun)	nightcap (noun)
a tight-fitting headdress	the final game of a double header
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature	a cloth cap worn in bed
a top (as for a bottle)	an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
something serving as a cover or protection
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
an upper limit on what is allowed
a protective covering that is part of a plant
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

cap (verb)	nightcap (verb)
restrict the number or amount of
lie at the top of

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