overcast
noun
1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
Similar word(s): cloudiness
Definition categories: state, inclemency
2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
Similar word(s): cloudiness
Definition categories: state, semidarkness
3. a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
Similar word(s): overcasting
Definition categories: man–made, whipping, whipstitch, whipstitching
4. a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
verb
1. make overcast or cloudy
- Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
Similar word(s): cloud
Definition categories: weather, darken
2. sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
Definition categories: contact, sew, stitch
3. sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
- overcast books