Lexic.us

Definition of Countersink

1. Verb. Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink).

2. Noun. A hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface.

3. Noun. A bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole.

Definition of Countersink

1. v. t. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw.

2. n. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt.

Definition of Countersink

1. Noun. a conical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) to create such a conical recess. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Countersink

1. [v -SUNK, -SINKING, -SINKS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Countersink

countershafts countershock countershot countershots countersign countersignal countersignals countersignature countersignatures countersigned

countersigning countersigns countersing countersinging countersings countersink (current term) countersink bit countersinking countersinks counterslogan

counterslogans countersniper countersnipers counterspell counterspells counterspies counterspy counterspying counterstain counterstained

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