overcast
Blanketed with clouds
Overcast describes a sky completely covered by clouds, with no blue visible: The day was gray and overcast.
The word also applies to a type of stitching that wraps thread over a fabric edge to prevent fraying.
As a verb in sewing, to overcast is to sew such stitches.
Thick gray rain-bearing cloud
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- altostratusMid-level sheet cloud
- gray skiesCloud-covered atmosphere
- blanketSoft bed covering
haze · murky · dull · overhanging · leaden · gloom · sunless · dreary
Oppressively heavy or dull
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- pewterTin-based tableware alloy
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- dullLacking edge or interest
silver · charcoal · gunmetal · steely · neutral · muted · flat · monotone
Dark and dispiriting
- somberGravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- drearyDull and depressing
dismal · subdued · heavy · oppressive · brooding · pensive · downcast · muted
Very light precipitation
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- frontForward-facing side
dampness · mist · chill · low pressure · rain · unsettled · threatening · brewing
Suggesting something bad approaches
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
- portentousOminously significant
sinister · brooding · foreboding · impending · gathering · darkening · brewing · stormy
Quick edge-finishing loop
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
- sergingEdge-binding stitch technique
binding · embroidery · mending · fabric edge · raw edge · fraying
nimbostratus
Thick gray rain-bearing cloud
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- altostratusMid-level sheet cloud
- gray skiesCloud-covered atmosphere
blanket · haze · murky · dull · overhanging · leaden · gloom · sunless · dreary · dim
leaden
Oppressively heavy or dull
dull · silver · charcoal · gunmetal · steely · neutral · muted · flat · monotone · colorless
gloomy
Dark and dispiriting
- somberGravely serious in mood
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- bleakDreary and without cheer
dreary · dismal · subdued · heavy · oppressive · brooding · pensive · downcast · muted · joyless
drizzle
Very light precipitation
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
front · dampness · mist · chill · low pressure · rain · unsettled · threatening · brewing · impending
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
portentous · sinister · brooding · foreboding · impending · gathering · darkening · brewing · stormy · turbulent
whipstitch
Quick edge-finishing loop
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
serging · binding · embroidery · mending · fabric edge · raw edge · fraying
- atmosphereair, humidity, atmosphere, temperature, oxygen
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy
- Cloudscumulus, stratus, cirrus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus
- lighting conditionspitch black, dim, dusky, twilight, half-light
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- overcast skiesCloud-covered atmosphere
- overcast sky
- overcast day
- solid overcast
- overcast lightSunlight filtered through clouds