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overcast adjective

• (of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of grey cloud; dull.
• "a chilly, overcast day"
Similar: cloudy, clouded, clouded over, overclouded, sunless, darkened, dark, grey, black, leaden, heavy, dull, murky, dirty, misty, hazy, foggy, louring, threatening, menacing, promising rain, dismal, dreary, cheerless, sombre, claggy,
Opposite: bright, clear,
• (of the edge of a piece of fabric) sewn with long slanting stitches to prevent fraying.

overcast noun

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

overcast verb

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


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