Associations to the word «Countersink»

Wiktionary

COUNTERSINK, noun. A cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
COUNTERSINK, verb. (transitive) To create such a conical recess.
COUNTERSINK, verb. (transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.

Dictionary definition

COUNTERSINK, 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.
COUNTERSINK, noun. A bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole.
COUNTERSINK, verb. Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink).

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King