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Woodworking maneuver
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countersink
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
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 a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: counterbore , countersink bit ] v. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A countersink (symbol: ⌵ ) is a conical hole cut into a manufactured object, or the cutter used to cut such a hole. A common use is to allow the head of a countersunk bolt or screw, when placed in the hole, to sit flush with or below the surface of the ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To create such a conical recess. 2 (context transitive English) To cause to sink even with or below the surface. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\, n. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt. Note: In the United States a flaring cavity formed by chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a ...
Usage examples of countersink.
Its windows, like the ones of the cell, were boarded over, the boards not hastily nailed but screwed down with proper Teutonic thoroughness and the screwheads countersunk.
The mark they thus leave on the whale, may best be likened to the hollow made by a carpenter in countersinking for a screw.
The mark they thus leave on the whale may best be likened to the hollow made by a carpenter in countersinking for a screw.
He was using one of the big rusty screwdrivers to scratch the wood-filler from the sockets above the countersunk screws.
The pictorial bands were in countersunk low relief, their background being depressed about two inches from the original wall surface.
It was countersunk with exaggerated depth in bands following the same general line as the sparse car-touches of the earlier sections, but the height of the reliefs did not reach the level of the general surface.
The gate was a miniature version of the Thrall's, vertically raised and lowered by countersunk centre-holed millstones.
The edge was countersunk as if for a hinge, but no sign of that or the gate itself remained.
He had not realized that the whole dome was countersunk this far into the lunar plain, thus reducing the amount of roof structure necessary.
West's expert eye skimmed over stand-alone tools such as a drill press, a drum sander, bench grinder, jointer, thickness planer, shaper, and all the expected chisels, Forstner bits, wire-brush wheels, brad-point bits, plug cutter, countersink set.