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overcast

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: overcast

1
 adjnv
filled or abounding with clouds
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
make overcast or cloudy
2
 nv
a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: overcast
1

adj filled or abounding with clouds

Synonyms:
cloud-covered, clouded, sunless
cloudy
full of or covered with clouds

n the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

Synonyms:
cloud cover, cloudiness
Type of:
bad weather, inclemency, inclementness
weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

n gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

Synonyms:
cloudiness
Type of:
semidarkness
partial darkness

v make overcast or cloudy

“Fall weather often overcasts our beaches”
Synonyms:
cloud
Antonyms:
brighten, clear, clear up, light up
become clear
Types:
fog up
get foggy
haze
become hazy, dull, or cloudy
Type of:
darken
make dark or darker
2

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

Synonyms:
overcasting
Type of:
whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching
a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

n a cast that falls beyond the intended spot

Type of:
cast, casting
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

v sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

Types:
oversew
sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
Type of:
run up, sew, sew together, stitch
fasten by sewing; do needlework

v sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next

“overcast books”
Type of:
run up, sew, sew together, stitch
fasten by sewing; do needlework
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