clouded, cloud-covered, overcast, sunless
(adjective) filled or abounding with clouds
overcast
(noun) a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
overcast, overcasting
(noun) a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
cloudiness, overcast
(noun) gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast
(noun) the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
overcast
(verb) sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; “overcast books”
overcast
(verb) sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
overcast, cloud
(verb) make overcast or cloudy; “Fall weather often overcasts our beaches”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overcast (plural overcasts)
(obsolete) An outcast.
A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon; cloudy.
overcast (comparative more overcast, superlative most overcast)
Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
(figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
overcast (third-person singular simple present overcasts, present participle overcasting, simple past and past participle overcast)
(transitive, obsolete) To overthrow.
(transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
(transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
(transitive, obsolete) To transform.
(transitive, bookbinding) To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
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Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*cast", v. t.
1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken. Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. Dryden.
2. To compute or rate too high. Bacon.
3. (Sewing)
Definition: To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
