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Meanings of overcast in English

Portuguese
nublado
Catalan
nuvolositat
Spanish
nuboso
Wikidata

The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds.

        nublado
        Wikidata

        Filled or abounding with clouds.

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              Spanish
              sobrehilado

              A long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling.

                    sobrehilado
                    Spanish
                    nublar

                    Make overcast or cloudy.

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                        nublar
                        Usage of overcast in English
                        1
                        In December the sky was completely overcast for nearly 90 per cent.
                        South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
                        2
                        It was a bit overcast outside but the camera did great anyway.
                        Wired
                        3
                        It's likely to remain overcast and humid for most of the day.
                        The South African
                        4
                        It takes extraordinary intelligence to feel anxiety because of an overcast day.
                        The book of disquiet
                        5
                        The sky became overcast, but there was no rise in the temperature.
                        Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
                        6
                        It was luminously clear; yet the sky was overcast, no stars showing.
                        The Metal Monster
                        7
                        Otherwise it's been overcast and gloomy with mild days and light winds.
                        Radio NZ
                        8
                        The weather was threatening, the sky overcast, and rain fell in torrents.
                        Ten Great Events in History
                        9
                        Nevertheless, the sky was overcast and Ondra said his skin felt sticky.
                        Rock and Ice Magazine
                        10
                        By and by the overcast clouds drifted and the moon shone bright.
                        The Rainbow Trail
                        11
                        January 20 was a wretched day; overcast, with wind and light drift.
                        The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
                        12
                        The sky was becoming overcast, the beauty of the morning was waning.
                        Selected Polish Tales
                        13
                        The whole sky, in the mean time, was overcast with dark clouds.
                        Sunshine Bill
                        14
                        It was becoming overcast, and the direction of the wind had changed.
                        Frank Roscoe's Secret; Or, the Darewell Chums in the Woods
                        15
                        Who would decide whether a day was to be sunny, rainy, overcast?
                        The new yorker
                        16
                        Calm night; sky sometimes clear and sometimes partially overcast with veil clouds.
                        Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia / From ...
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