Definitions for overcastˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, -ˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•ver•castˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, -ˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst(adj.; v.; n.)-cast, -cast•ing

  1. (adj.)overspread with clouds; cloudy. (of the sky) more than 95 percent covered by clouds.

  2. dark; gloomy.

  3. (v.t.)to overcloud; darken.

  4. to sew (fabric) with long, spaced stitches passing successively over an edge.

    Category: Clothing

  5. (n.)the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.

    Category: Meteorology

Origin of overcast:

1175–1225

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast(noun)

    the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

  2. cloudiness, overcast(noun)

    gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

  3. overcast, overcasting(noun)

    a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

  4. overcast(adj)

    a cast that falls beyond the intended spot

  5. cloud-covered, clouded, overcast, sunless(verb)

    filled or abounding with clouds

  6. overcast, cloud(verb)

    make overcast or cloudy

    "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

  7. overcast(verb)

    sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

  8. overcast(verb)

    sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next

    "overcast books"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. overcast(adjective)ˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, -ˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; v. ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; n. ˈoʊ vərˌkæst

    (of the sky) covered with clouds

    overcast skies; an overcast day

Wiktionary

  1. overcast(Noun)

    An outcast.

  2. overcast(Noun)

    A cloud covering all of the sky.

  3. overcast(Verb)

    To overthrow.

  4. overcast(Verb)

    To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.

  5. overcast(Verb)

    To make gloomy; to depress.

  6. overcast(Verb)

    To be or become cloudy.

  7. overcast(Verb)

    To transform.

  8. overcast(Adjective)

    Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.

  9. overcast(Adjective)

    The sky is said to be overcast, when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.

  10. overcast(Adjective)

    In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.


Translations for overcast

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

overcast(adjective)

cloudy

on a slightly overcast day.

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