Defenition of the word overcast
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Defenition of the word overcast
- Covered with clouds.
- filled or abounding with clouds
- the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
- gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
- a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
- sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; of books
- sew over the edge of; with long slanting wide stitches
- make overcast or cloudy
- a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
- sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"
- sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
- make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
- a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
- sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
Synonyms for the word overcast
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- cloud
- cloud cover
- cloud-covered
- clouded
- cloudiness
- cloudy
- dark
- dreary
- dull
- gloomy
- gray
- overcasting
- sunless
Similar words in the overcast
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- cloud over
- cloud up
- cloudy
- overcast
- overcasting
- overcasts
- overcloud
Hyponyms for the word overcast
Hypernyms for the word overcast
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- bad weather
- cast
- casting
- darken
- inclemency
- inclementness
- run up
- semidarkness
- sew
- sew together
- stitch
- whipping
- whipstitch
- whipstitching
Antonyms for the word overcast
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- brighten
- clear
- clear up
- light up
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