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Meaning
Noun
●
A
cloud
covering
all of
the
sky
from
horizon
to
horizon
.
●
An outcast.
Adj
●
In Meteorology:
Covered with
clouds
;
overshadowed
;
darkened
; (meteorology) more than 90%
covered
by
clouds
.
●
In a state of
depression
;
gloomy
; melancholy.
Verb
●
To overthrow.
●
To
cover
with
cloud
; to
overshadow
; to darken.
●
To make
gloomy
; to depress.
●
To be or become cloudy.
●
To transform.
●
To
fasten
(sheets) by
overcast
stitching
or by
folding
one
edge
over another.
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Origin
overcast
English
cast
English
casten
Middle English (1100-1500)
kasta
Old Norse
over-
English
over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rainy
Drizzly
Humid
Chilly
Foggy
Muggy
Stormy
Snowy
Nighttime
Gloomy
Raining
Sunny
Fog
Rain
Dark
Icy
Breezes
Frigid
Cloudless
Cold
Snowfall
Snow
Hot
Darker
Daytime
Darkness
Cloud Cover
More
Rhymes
Vast
Last
Mast
Fast
Past
Cast
Caste
Avast
Blast
Aghast
Recast
Precast
Outlast
Contrast
Overcast
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