overcast
IPA: ˈoʊvɝkæst
noun
- A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
- (obsolete) An outcast.
verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To overthrow.
- (transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
- (transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
- (transitive, obsolete) To transform.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
adjective
- Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
- (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
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Examples of "overcast" in Sentences
- The weather is completely overcast.
- They're dull and the sky is overcast.
- The weather was overcast and 68 degrees.
- Most of the time the sky is cloudy and overcast.
- The sky was overcast and misty and it was very cold.
- The sky is overcast and the garden is covered in snow.
- The darkness can be accounted for by the heavily overcast sky.
- The weather, on clearing the Heads, was somewhat overcast and thick.
- The sky is overcast with dark clouds and the stars are hid behind them.
- The overcast sky cleared up in the afternoon and brought occasional sunshine.
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