Definition of overcast - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
cloudy skysky covered with clouds, blocking sunlight
- The weather is overcast today.
2.
sewingTECH. sewn around the edge with close wrapping stitchesTECH.
- The fabric edges were overcast to prevent fraying.
Noun
cloudy skyclouds cover the sky making it look dark and gloomy
- The overcast made the afternoon feel much darker.
Verb
1.
weathercover the sky with clouds
- The sky began to overcast in the afternoon..
2.
sewingTECH. sew with long stitches over an edgeTECH.
- She overcast the fabric to prevent it from fraying.
Images of overcast
clouds cover the sky making it look dark and gloomy
Expressions with overcast
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stitch joining two fabric pieces by looping over edges
The overcast stitch held the quilt pieces together.
Origin of overcast
Old English, ofer (above) + cast (throw)
Terms with overcast included in their meaning
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weather
pleasant and not overcast, clear
weather
becoming cloudy or overcast in the sky
weather
cloudy and overcast
blurry look
make something cloudy, overcast, or indistinct
weather
sky becomes overcast with clouds
weather
darkened with overcast
overcast
in a way that is covered with clouds
Examples of overcast in a sentence
An overcast morning greeted the hikers. The overcast seams gave the garment a neat finish. She used an overcast stitch for the quilt edges. The overcast blocked the sun completely. An overcast loomed over the city all day. Clouds began to overcast the horizon.
The weather forecast said it would overcast by evening. The tailor overcast the edges of the garment. She learned to overcast in her sewing class.
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- French:couvert, couverture nuageuse, ...
- German:bewölkt, Wolkendecke, ...
- Italian:nuvoloso, cielo coperto, ...
- Spanish:nublado, cielo cubierto, ...
- Portuguese:nublado, céu encoberto, ...
- Chinese:阴沉的, 阴云, ...
- Japanese:曇りの, 曇り空, ...
- Arabic:غائِم, غَيْم, ...
- Hebrew:מְעוּנָן, עֲנָנוּת, ...
- Russian:пасмурный, пасмурность, ...
- Ukrainian:похмурий, суцільна хмарність, ...
- Hindi:मेघाच्छन्न, बादलों का घिराव, ...
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