overcast

Speech parts

1. overcast - Noun

2. overcast - Adjective

3. overcast - Verb

4. overcast - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.

To compute or rate too high.

To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cloud clouded cloudiness sunless cloud cover overcasting cloud-covered misty nimbus moody black gray heavy stormy pall
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Antonyms

clement angel clarion airy light clear
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Hypernyms

cast casting stitch darken whipping sew

Hyponyms

haze oversew fog up

Phrases with the word

overcast sewing machine overcast day overcast weather become overcast be overcast

Examples

The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness. Joseph Conrad

I went to an audition the other day, they were casting 13 people to be clouds, 14 people showed up, it was overcast. Jay London

Now the peak of summer's past, the sky is overcast And the love we swore would last for an age seems deceit. Cecil Day Lewis

And still the arrows flew so thick and fast, That, as by clouds, the heavens were overcast. Francesco Berni

His face was like the autumn sky, overcast one moment and bright the next. Joseph Conrad

In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes overcast you will be alone. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

overcarriage overcarry overcarve overcast day overcast sewing machine overcast weather