English-Thai Dictionary

overcast

ADJ มี เมฆมาก  มืดครึ้ม  cloudy gloomy clear bright me-mek-mak

 

overcast

VI ปกคลุม ด้วย เมฆมาก  มืดครึ้ม เพราะ มี เมฆมาก  overcloud darken brighten pok-klum-duai-mek-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERCAST

v.t. 1. To cloud; to darken; to cover with gloom.
The clouds that overcast our morn shall fly.
2. To cast or compute at too high a rate; to rate too high.
The king in his account of peace and calms did much overcast his fortunes -
3. To sew over.

 

OVERCAST

pp. Clouded; overspread with clouds or gloom. The dawn is overcast.
Our days of age are sad and overcast.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERCAST

OVERCAST 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 )

 

Defn: To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam ) to prevent raveling.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overcast

o ver cast ▶adjective |ˈōvərˌkast, ˌōvərˈkast ˌoʊvərˈkæst ˈoʊvərˌkæst | 1 (of the sky or weather ) marked by a covering of gray clouds; dull: a chilly overcast day. 2 (in sewing ) edged with stitching to prevent fraying. ▶noun |ˈōvərˌkast ˈoʊvərˌkæst |clouds covering a large part of the sky: the sky was leaden with overcast. ▶verb |ˌōvərˈkast ˌoʊvərˈkæst | ( past and past participle overcast ) [ with obj. ] 1 cover with clouds or shade: the pebbled beach, overcast with the shadows of the high cliffs. 2 stitch over (an unfinished edge ) to prevent fraying: finish off the raw edge of the hem by overcasting it.

 

Oxford Dictionary

overcast

over |cast ▶adjective |ˈəʊvəkɑːst | 1 (of the sky or weather ) marked by a covering of grey cloud; dull: a chilly, overcast day. 2 (of the edge of a piece of fabric ) sewn with long slanting stitches to prevent fraying. ▶noun |ˈəʊvəkɑːst | [ mass noun ] cloud covering a large part of the sky. ▶verb |əʊvəˈkɑːst | ( past and past participle overcast ) [ with obj. ] 1 cover with clouds or shade: the pebbled beach, overcast with the shadows of the high cliffs. 2 stitch over (a raw edge ) to prevent fraying.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overcast

overcast adjective she feared it was bad luck to be married on an overcast day: cloudy, clouded (over ), sunless, darkened, dark, gray, black, leaden, heavy, dull, murky, dismal, dreary. ANTONYMS bright.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overcast

overcast adjective the sky was murky and overcast: cloudy, clouded, clouded over, overclouded, sunless, darkened, dark, grey, black, leaden, heavy, dull, murky, dirty, misty, hazy, foggy, louring, threatening, menacing, promising rain, dismal, dreary, cheerless, sombre. ANTONYMS bright, clear.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overcast

ò ver c á st 形容詞 〈空模様が 〉どんよりした, 雲が厚くたれこめた .名詞 /-́--̀ /U 〖the ～〗曇り空, 厚い雲 .動詞 /-̀--́, -́--̀ /→cast 自動詞 (空が )どんよりとなる .