Overcloud

Overcloud
Overcloud O`ver*cloud", v. t. To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast. [1913 Webster]

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  • overcloud — index blind (obscure), obnubilate, obscure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • overcloud — [ō΄vər kloud′] vt., vi. 1. to darken or cover over with clouds; dim 2. to make or become gloomy, angry, etc. in appearance …   English World dictionary

  • overcloud — /oh veuhr klowd /, v.t. 1. to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one s pleasure with solemn thoughts. 2. to darken; obscure; make gloomy: a childhood that was overclouded by the loss …   Universalium

  • overcloud — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈklaʊd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈklaʊd] verb [transitive] Word forms overcloud : present tense I/you/we/they overcloud he/she/it overclouds present participle overclouding past tense overclouded past participle overclouded mainly literary to… …   English dictionary

  • overcloud — transitive verb Date: 1592 to overspread with or as if with clouds …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • overcloud — verb To cover, or become covered, with clouds …   Wiktionary

  • overcloud — o|ver|cloud [ ,ouvər klaud ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARY to spoil an event by making everyone sad or worried …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • overcloud — v. cloud over; cover with clouds; become dark and gloomy; darken, obscure …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overcloud — verb make dark, gloomy, or obscure …   English new terms dictionary

  • overcloud — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to cover the sky, sun etc with clouds 2 to fill someone or a situation with unhappy or worried feelings: a look of fear suddenly overclouding his face …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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