overcast

Nouns

  • (n) the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds cloud cover, cloudiness,
  • (n) gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover cloudiness,
  • (n) a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling overcasting,
  • (n) a cast that falls beyond the intended spot

Verbs

  • (v) make overcast or cloudy
    • Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
    cloud,
  • (v) sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
  • (v) sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
    • overcast books

Synonyms

cloud-covered sunless clouded cloud cover cloudiness cloud overcasting

Antonyms

brighten clear light up clear up

See also

cloud over cloud up overcloud

Words of close approximity

overcall
overcasting