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countersink
 
Noun countersink has 2 senses
  1. countersink - 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
    --1 is a kind of     hole
    Derived form: verb countersink1
  2. counterbore, countersink, countersink bit - a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
    --2 is a kind of bit
Verb countersink has 1 sense
  1. set, countersink - insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
    --1 is one way to bury, sink
    Derived form: noun countersink1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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