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overcast
('/oU/v/@/r,k/&/st )

noun (n)

  • the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    cloud cover, cloudiness
    source: wordnet30
  • gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    cloudiness
    source: wordnet30
  • a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    overcasting
    source: wordnet30
  • a cast that falls beyond the intended spot(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

verb (v)

  • make overcast or cloudy(verb.weather)
    Example:
    Fall weather often overcasts our beaches.
    Synonym:
    cloud
    Antonym:
    brighten, clear, clear up, light up
    source: wordnet30
  • sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Overcast books.
    source: wordnet30
  • To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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