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View usage for: (oʊvəʳkɑːst, -kæst) adjectiveIf it is overcast, or if the sky or the day is overcast, the sky is completely covered with cloud and there is not much light. For three days it was overcast. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington. Synonyms: cloudy, grey, dull, threatening More Synonyms of overcast overcast in British Englishadjective (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)1. covered over or obscured, esp by clouds 2. meteorology (of the sky) more than 95 per cent cloud-covered 4. sewn over by overcasting verb (ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst)5. to make or become overclouded or gloomy 6. to sew (an edge, as of a hem) with long stitches passing successively over the edge noun (ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst)7. a covering, as of clouds or mist 8. meteorology the state of the sky when more than 95 per cent of it is cloud-covered 9. mining a crossing of two passages without an intersection overcast in American English (ˈoʊvərˌkæst; for v., also ˌ oʊvərˈkæst) noun1. a covering, esp. of clouds adjective2. cloudy; dark said of the sky or weather 3. Sewing made with overcasting verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈoverˌcast or ˈoverˌcasting5. Sewing to sew over (an edge) with long, loose stitches so as to prevent raveling Examples of 'overcast' in a sentenceovercast Shame she chose the only overcast day of the weekend to do it.Hopefully conditions will be overcast so we can put some pressure on the batsmen.But an overcast day could take the edge off the vanishing act.The morning was overcast with a gentle wind and it perfectly matched the sombre mood of the contestants.The sky is overcast and tough mining towns along the have the sullen air of relations off the wedding list.The beach was virtually deserted on Monday afternoon because of the overcast weather.When that happened, it was like a sunny day that had suddenly become overcast.The sky was overcast, shedding sudden bursts of rain along the bleak landscape.It is an overcast morning, with a threat of drizzle in the air.That morning, the sky had been overcast.The goggles are designed to change their shade to cope with anything from an overcast day of flat white light to blinding ultraviolet.A day that began cold and overcast finished in bright sunshine.The day had become overcast.When I woke this morning it was overcast and there was a hint of drizzle in the air.As she steps off the elevator and notices the detective unit's closed door, her internal weather turns overcast.It is rather dim under the trees on an overcast, damp day, and hard to keep your foothold on the slippery bank.If the economy were to have a weather forecast, the outlook would be overcast: gloomy with patches of rain for the next five years. Word lists withovercast Weather descriptions In other languagesovercast British English: overcast / ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/ ADJECTIVE If it is overcast, or if the sky or the day is overcast, the sky is completely covered with cloud and there is not much light. For three days it was overcast. - American English: overcast
- Arabic: مُعْتِم
- Brazilian Portuguese: nublado
- Chinese: 阴天的
- Croatian: oblačan
- Czech: oblačný
- Danish: overskyet
- Dutch: bewolkt
- European Spanish: encapotado
- Finnish: pilvinen
- French: couvert
- German: bedeckt Himmel
- Greek: νεφοσκεπής
- Italian: coperto
- Japanese: 曇った
- Korean: 잔뜩 흐린
- Norwegian: overskyet
- Polish: przygnębiony
- European Portuguese: nublado
- Romanian: înnorat
- Russian: затянутый облаками
- Latin American Spanish: encapotado
- Swedish: mulen
- Thai: มีเฆมมาก
- Turkish: bulutlu
- Ukrainian: хмарний
- Vietnamese: u ám
Chinese translation of 'overcast'Definition (of the sky or weather) cloudy It was a cold, wintry, overcast afternoon. Synonyms clouded clouded over louring or lowering Opposites clear , fine , bright , brilliant , sunny , cloudless , unclouded Additional synonymsDefinition (of thoughts or ideas) gloomy or sad His endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts. Synonyms gloomy, sad, grim, miserable, low, bleak, moody, dismal, pessimistic, melancholy, sombre, morbid, glum, mournful, morose, joyless, doleful, cheerlessDefinition lacking in brightness or lustre a dim February day Synonyms cloudy, grey, gloomy, dismal, murky, overcast, leadenDefinition gloomy and depressing The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal. Synonyms gloomy, depressing, dull, dreary, lugubrious, cheerless- overbearing
- overblown
- overboard
- overcast
- overcharge
- overcome
- overconfident
Additional synonymsDefinition dull or uninteresting They live such dreary lives. Synonyms dull, boring, tedious, routine, drab, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, humdrum, colourless, uneventful, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, as dry as dust Definition (of weather) not bright or clear It's always dull and raining. Synonyms cloudy, dim, gloomy, dismal, overcast, leaden, turbidDefinition dark or dismal Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. Synonyms dark, dull, dim, dismal, black, grey, obscure, murky, dreary, sombre, shadowy, overcast, dusky, crepuscular, Stygian (literary), tenebrousDefinition dismal, dark, or gloomy It was a grey, wet April Sunday. Synonyms dull, dark, dim, gloomy, cloudy, murky, drab, misty, foggy, overcast, sunlessDefinition gloomy, spiritless, or lifeless the leaden boredom of the lecture Synonyms lifeless, dull, gloomy, dismal, dreary, languid, listless, spiritlessDefinition gloomy or dark Their plane crashed in murky weather. Synonyms dark, gloomy, dismal, grey, dull, obscure, dim, dreary, cloudy, misty, impenetrable, foggy, overcast, dusky, nebulous, cheerlessThe day dawned sunless and with a low cloud base. Synonyms cloudy, grey, gloomy, hazy, overcast, darka threatening atmosphere of rising tension and stress Synonyms ominous, sinister, forbidding, grim, baleful, inauspicious, bodeful |