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- [adjective oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; verb oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; noun oh-ver-kast, -kahst]
- /adjective ˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; verb ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; noun ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
- /ˈəʊ.və.kɑːst/
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- [adjective oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; verb oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst; noun oh-ver-kast, -kahst]
- /adjective ˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; verb ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst; noun ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
Definitions of overcast word
- adjective overcast overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day. 1
- adjective overcast Meteorology. (of the sky) more than 95 percent covered by clouds. 1
- adjective overcast dark; gloomy. 1
- adjective overcast Sewing. sewn by overcasting. 1
- verb with object overcast to overcloud, darken, or make gloomy: Ominous clouds began to overcast the sky. 1
- verb with object overcast to sew with stitches passing successively over an edge, especially long stitches set at intervals to prevent raveling. 1
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Origin of overcast
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English (v.); see over-, cast
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Parts of speech for Overcast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overcast popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overcast
adjective overcast
- cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
- gray — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
verb overcast
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- layered — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- overcloud — to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts.
- cloud — A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
noun overcast
- woolpack — a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed for transport.
- pea soup — a thick soup made from split peas.
- haziness — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
- fogginess — The characteristic or quality of being foggy.
- sheep — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
Antonyms for overcast
adjective overcast
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
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