overcast
pronunciation
How to pronounce overcast in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈkɑ:st]
How to pronounce overcast in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈkæst]
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- Noun:
- the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
- gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
- a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
- a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
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- Verb:
- make overcast or cloudy
- sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
- sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
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- Adjective:
- filled or abounding with clouds
Word Origin
- overcast (adj.)
- c. 1300, of weather, past participle adjective from verb overcast (early 13c.), "to overthrow," also "to cover, to overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather, from over- + cast (v.).
Example
- 1. Photo tip : take advantage of overcast conditions .
- 2. We all know the answer today , but the consensus that overcast afternoon was different .
- 3. In such conditions , birds rely on starlight , but parts of the lower manhattan sky were overcast .
- 4. The overcast day worked to my advantage .
- 5. Even on an overcast day , the view from jeffrey romoff 's office is spectacular .