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countersink

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) countersink (verb)
  2. 2) countersink (noun)
  3. flat countersink (noun)
  4. rose countersink (noun)
  5. snail countersink (noun)

1coun·ter·sink

verb \ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌsiŋk\
coun·ter·sunk\-ˌsəŋk\coun·ter·sink·ing

Definition of COUNTERSINK

transitive verb
1
: to make a countersink on (a hole)
2
: to set the head of (as a screw) at or below the surface
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First Known Use of COUNTERSINK

1816

Rhymes with COUNTERSINK

bobolink, distelfink, doublethink, hyperlink, interlink, in the pink, kitchen-sink, missing link, on the blink, rinky-dink, salmon pink, shocking pink

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