dead calm vs overcast

dead calm

noun
  • The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind. 

adj
  • Completely still with no waves and no wind. 

overcast

noun
  • A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon; cloudy. 

verb
  • To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. 

  • To make gloomy; to depress. 

  • To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken. 

adj
  • In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy. 

  • Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds. 

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