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overcast

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o·ver·cast  (vr-kst, vr-kst)
adj.
1.
a. Covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist.
b. Clouded over.
2. Gloomy; melancholy.
3. Sewn with long, overlying stitches in order to prevent raveling, as the raw edges of fabric.
n. (vr-kst)
1. A covering, as of mist or clouds.
2. An arch or support for a passage over another passage in a mine.
3. A cast made in fishing that falls beyond the point intended.
4. An overcast stitch or seam.
v. (vr-kst, vr-kst) o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing, o·ver·casts
v.tr.
1. To make cloudy or gloomy.
2. To cast beyond (the intended point) with a fishing rod.
3. To sew with long, overlying stitches.
v.intr.
To become cloudy or gloomy.

overcast
Adjective
(of the sky or weather) cloudy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overcastovercast - the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
bad weather, inclemency, inclementness - weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
2.overcast - gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
semidarkness - partial darkness
3.overcastovercast - a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
whipstitch, whipstitching, whipping - a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
4.overcast - a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
casting, cast - the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
Verb1.overcast - make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
fog up - get foggy; "The windshield fogged up"
haze - become hazy, dull, or cloudy
brighten, clear, light up, clear up - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
2.overcast - sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
oversew - sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
3.overcast - sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"
sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
Adj.1.overcast - filled or abounding with clouds
cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"

overcast
adjective cloudy, grey, dull, threatening, dark, clouded, dim, gloomy, dismal, murky, dreary, leaden, clouded over, sunless, louring or lowering << OPPOSITE bright
Translations

overcast [ˈəuvəkɑːst] adjencapotado
overcast [ˈəuvəkɑːst] adjcouvert(e)
overcast [ˈəuvəkɑːst] adj [day, sky] → bedeckt
overcast [ˈəuvəkɑːst] adjcoperto/a

overcast
adj overcast [əuvəˈkaːst]
cloudy on a slightly overcast day.betrokke, bewolk, toegetrekمُظْلِم، مُعْتِم، مُتَلَبِّد بالغُيومоблаченzataženýoverskyetbedecktσυννεφιασμένοςnublado, cubiertopilvesابریpilvinencouvertמְעוּנָןघिरा हुआ, आच्छन्नoblačanfelhősberawanskÿjaðurcopertoくもった구름으로 덮인; 흐린apsiniaukęs, debesuotasapmācies, mākoņainsmendungbewolktoverskyetzachmurzonynubladoînnoratпокрытый облакамиzamračenýoblačenoblačanmulenมีเมฆมากbulutlu陰天的,多雲的хмарний, похмурийابر آلودtrời u ám

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It was frosty and the air was sharp, but toward evening the sky became overcast and it began to thaw.
The weather was overcast and rainy, and a general gloom pervaded the camp; the voyageurs sat smoking in groups, with their shoulders as high as their heads, croaking their foreboding, when suddenly towards evening a shout of joy gave notice that the lost men were found.
But, toward three o'clock in the morning, while Joe was on guard, the temperature suddenly fell; the sky became overcast with clouds, and the darkness increased.
 
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