to cast a gloom over something

  • 1over — [ō′vər] prep. [ME ouer < OE ofer, akin to Ger über, ober < IE * uper (orig. a compar. of * upo, up) > L super, Gr hyper] 1. a) in, at, or to a position up from; higher than; above [a canopy over the bed, in water over his knees] b) on… …

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  • 2Over There (Fringe) — Over There Fringe episode …

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  • 3Ruby Gloom — Infobox Television bgcolour = #D6D6FF show name = Ruby Gloom caption = Ruby Gloom title card genre = Goth, Comedy, Animation camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 23 mins. (approx) creator = developer = Nelvana executive producer =… …

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  • 4Bell Rock Lighthouse — Infobox lighthouse|name= Bell Rock Lighthouse location= Inchcape, offshore from Arbroath, Scotland caption= coordinates = coord|56.4342| 2.3873|region:GB type:landmark|display=inline,title yearbuilt=1807 1810 yearlit= 1811 elevation=28 m… …

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  • 5James Renforth — Infobox Person name = James Renforth image size = 200px caption = James Renforth birth name = James Renforth birth date = 1842 04 07 birth place = Newcastle Upon Tyne, England death date = 1871 08 23 death place = St. John, New Brunswick, Canada… …

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  • 6discompose — discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, agitate, upset, fluster, flurry are comparable when they mean to excite one so as to destroy one s capacity for clear or collected thought or prompt action. Discompose is sometimes only slightly more… …

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  • 7performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 8United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 9cloud — cloud1 W3S3 [klaud] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in the sky)¦ 2¦(in the air)¦ 3¦(problem)¦ 4 under a cloud (of suspicion) 5 be on cloud nine 6 every cloud has a silver lining 7 be/live in cloud cuckoo land ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: clud rock, hill ;… …

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  • 10pall — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for appallen to become pale more at appall Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lose strength or effectiveness 2. to lose in interest or attraction < his humor began to pall on us > 3. dwindle …

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