overcast
Americanadjective
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overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy.
an overcast day.
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Meteorology. (of the sky) more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
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dark; gloomy.
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Sewing. sewn by overcasting.
verb (used with object)
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to overcloud, darken, or make gloomy.
Ominous clouds began to overcast the sky.
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to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially long stitches set at intervals to prevent raveling.
verb (used without object)
noun
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Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
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Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level, in which one rises to pass over the other without opening into it.
adjective
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covered over or obscured, esp by clouds
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meteorol (of the sky) more than 95 per cent cloud-covered
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gloomy or melancholy
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sewn over by overcasting
verb
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to make or become overclouded or gloomy
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to sew (an edge, as of a hem) with long stitches passing successively over the edge
noun
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a covering, as of clouds or mist
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meteorol the state of the sky when more than 95 per cent of it is cloud-covered
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mining a crossing of two passages without an intersection
Etymology
Origin of overcast
Example Sentences
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The midday sun has only just begun to peek through the overcast sky.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a bitterly cold, overcast winter day when China’s senior-most general left for a meeting with hundreds of high-ranking Communist Party officials, including their leader, Xi Jinping.
I’ve learned from experts over and over about how exposing yourself to natural light, even on an overcast day, either resets or talks to your circadian rhythm.
The sky was overcast and a cool breeze blew green leaves and white spring flowers from the trees.
From Literature
And by practicing those little acts of love with each other every day, they make their little part of Minnesota all the more bright, even in the perpetually overcast winter.
From Salon
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