noun
1. a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
2. a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
Synonym: overcasting
3. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
Synonym: cloudiness
4. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
Synonym: cloudinesscloud cover
overcast
verb
1. sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
e.g. overcast books
2. sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
3. make overcast or cloudy
e.g. Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
Synonym: cloud
adj
1. filled or abounding with clouds
Synonym: cloud-coveredcloudedsunless