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   overcast

   adjective

   • 1. (of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of grey cloud; dull: "a chilly, overcast day"
   • 2. (of the edge of a piece of fabric) sewn with long slanting stitches to prevent fraying.

   noun

   • 1. cloud covering a large part of the sky: "the planes found the target obscured by overcast"

   verb

   • 1. cover with clouds or shade: "the pebbled beach, overcast with the shadows of the high cliffs"
   • 2. stitch over (a raw edge) to prevent fraying: "finish off the raw edge of the hem by overcasting it"

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   What is an overcast stitch?

   • A less common way to use overcast is when you talk about sewing — an overcast stitch catches the edge of the fabric to keep it from fraying — and the stitch itself is sometimes called an overcast. Before the weather-related adjective was coined, overcast was a verb meaning "to cover" or "to overthrow." "Overcast."

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   What does overcast mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! OVERCAST definition: 1. with clouds in the sky and therefore not bright and sunny: 2. (of clouds) to cover the sky so…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if the sky is overcast?

   • 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. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does an overcast sky look like?

   • An overcast sky gives the city a sombre appearance, as if brooding on an uncertain future. The albedo of a complete overcast sky ranges from 44 to 50 per cent for cirrostratus to 90 per cent for cumulonimbus.

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     Contents. OVERCAST meaning: 1. with clouds in the sky and...

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     overcast translate: nuvoloso, coperto, coperto. Learn more...

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     OVERCAST translate: couvert/-erte, couvert. Learn more in...

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     OVERCAST translate: zachmurzony, pochmurny, zachmurzony....

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     OVERCAST translate: （天気が）どんよりとした, 雲（くも）った. Learn more in the...

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   Learn the meaning of overcast as a verb, adjective, and noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Overcast can mean to darken, overshadow, sew, or cover with clouds.

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   Overcast definition: overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy. See examples of OVERCAST used in a sentence.

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   Use the adjective overcast when you're describing a cloudy sky. An overcast day can be dark, cold, and gloomy, or just quiet and calm. A day that's gray and cloudy is overcast, and a dull, sunless sky can also be described this way.

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