English to English
countersink
('k/&//U/nt/@/,s/I//N/k
)
noun (n)
- 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(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913