Associations to the word «Overcast»
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Wiktionary
OVERCAST, noun. (obsolete) An outcast.
OVERCAST, noun. A cloud covering all of the sky.
OVERCAST, adjective. Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
OVERCAST, adjective. (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
OVERCAST, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To overthrow.
OVERCAST, verb. (transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
OVERCAST, verb. (transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
OVERCAST, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
OVERCAST, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To transform.
OVERCAST, verb. (transitive) (bookbinding) To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
Dictionary definition
OVERCAST, noun. The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds.
OVERCAST, noun. Gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover.
OVERCAST, noun. A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling.
OVERCAST, noun. A cast that falls beyond the intended spot.
OVERCAST, verb. Make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches".
OVERCAST, verb. Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches.
OVERCAST, verb. Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books".
OVERCAST, adjective. Filled or abounding with clouds.
Wise words
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build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.