English dictionary
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English adjective: overcast | |||
| 1. | overcast filled or abounding with clouds | ||
| Synonyms | cloud-covered, clouded, sunless | ||
| Similar | cloudy | ||
| Antonyms | clear | ||
English noun: overcast | |||
| 1. | overcast (state) the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds | ||
| Synonyms | cloud cover, cloudiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bad weather, inclemency, inclementness | ||
| 2. | overcast (state) gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover | ||
| Synonyms | cloudiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | semidarkness | ||
| 3. | overcast (artifact) a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling | ||
| Synonyms | overcasting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching | ||
| 4. | overcast (act) a cast that falls beyond the intended spot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cast, casting | ||
English verb: overcast | |||
| 1. | overcast (weather) make overcast or cloudy | ||
| Samples | Fall weather often overcasts our beaches. | ||
| Synonyms | cloud | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | darken | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fog up, haze | ||
| Antonyms | brighten, clear, light up, clear up | ||
| 2. | overcast (contact) sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | oversew | ||
| 3. | overcast (contact) sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next | ||
| Samples | Overcast books. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||
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