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overcast

adjective noun verb

Filled or abounding with clouds

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
O
Ends with
T
Contains
VE
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Filled or abounding with clouds

noun

  1. A cast that falls beyond the intended spot

noun

  1. A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

noun

  1. Gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

noun

  1. The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

verb

  1. Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next

    “Overcast books”

verb

  1. Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

verb

  1. Make overcast or cloudy

    “Fall weather often overcasts our beaches”

In context

Example Sentences

Overcast books
Fall weather often overcasts our beaches

Similar words

Synonyms

cloudedsunlessovercastingcloudinesscloud

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