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overcast
/ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/
verb 5noun 3adj 2
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be, look
become
The weather turned overcast this morning, so we decided to postpone the picnic.
remain, stay
ADV
heavily, very
Definitions
noun
1
A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
2
An outcast.
3
A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.
adj
1
Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]
2
In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
verb
1
To overthrow.
2
To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
3
To make gloomy; to depress.
4
To be or become cloudy.
5
To transform.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to pr
- overcasting
noun — gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
noun — the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
verb — make overcast or cloudy
adjective — filled or abounding with clouds
- cloud-covered
- clouded
- sunless
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]
Wiktionary02
The sky has become overcast.
Tatoeba · #1834303
All of a sudden the sky became overcast.
Tatoeba · #1962404
It's been overcast for the past few days.
Tatoeba · #6156405
Scarcely had we started out before the sky became overcast and down came the rain again.
Tatoeba · #24726406
It will be cold and the sky will be overcast.
Tatoeba · #456173Usage Notes
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