overcast

[ adjective oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; verb oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; noun oh-ver-kast, -kahst ]

/ adjective ˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; verb ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; noun ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

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adjective

overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.

Meteorology. (of the sky) more than 95 percent covered by clouds.

dark; gloomy.

Sewing. sewn by overcasting.

verb (used with object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

to overcloud, darken, or make gloomy: Ominous clouds began to overcast the sky.

to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially long stitches set at intervals to prevent raveling.

verb (used without object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

to become cloudy or dark: By noon it had begun to overcast.

noun

Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.

Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level, in which one rises to pass over the other without opening into it. Compare undercast(def 1).

Origin of overcast

1175–1225; Middle English (v.); see over-, cast

Words nearby overcast

overcall, overcame, overcapacity, overcapitalize, overcareful, overcast, overcasting, overcautious, overcertify, overcharge, overcheck

Example sentences from the Web for overcast

However, an overcast sky (like you see often during the winter) usually ranks at only 1,000 lux or lower.

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Mostly cloudy Monday through Wednesday, cloudy Thursday, overcast Friday, and considerable cloudiness over the weekend.

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The wet ground mirrored the overcast sky and three officiating officers stood saluting in the background.

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The plan was to go that coming Sunday afternoon, but when the day came it was bitter, overcast, so I tried begging off.

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Haneke, however, is in a decidedly genial mood on an overcast fall day in midtown Manhattan—and with good reason.

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Books which are to be overcast and which have had the backs cut off are slightly glued to hold the leaves together.

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It was on an overcast, rainy evening that he at length received permission to return.

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The sky was overcast and the snow-capped peaks rose chilly and bleak through the biting atmosphere.

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I wish I had not asked her to do so, it looks dull and overcast.

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The morning was still and soft and overcast, and the air was full of the scent of the flowers and leaves, and fresh-clipped grass.

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British Dictionary definitions for overcast

overcast

adjective (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

covered over or obscured, esp by clouds

meteorol (of the sky) more than 95 per cent cloud-covered

gloomy or melancholy

sewn over by overcasting

verb (ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst)

to make or become overclouded or gloomy

to sew (an edge, as of a hem) with long stitches passing successively over the edge

noun (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

a covering, as of clouds or mist

meteorol the state of the sky when more than 95 per cent of it is cloud-covered

mining a crossing of two passages without an intersection

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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overcast

adjective

verb (used with object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

verb (used without object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

noun

Origin of overcast

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British Dictionary definitions for overcast

adjective (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

verb (ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst)

noun (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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overcast

adjective

verb (used with object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

verb (used without object), o·ver·cast, o·ver·cast·ing.

noun

Origin of overcast

Words nearby overcast

Words related to overcast

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adjective (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

verb (ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst)

noun (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)

British Dictionary definitions for overcast