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  1. countersinks: Merriam-Webster
  2. countersinks: Collins English Dictionary
  3. countersinks: Vocabulary.com
  4. countersinks: Wordnik
  5. countersinks: Wiktionary
  6. countersinks: Dictionary.com
  7. countersinks: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. countersinks: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (countersink)

noun:  A conical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (with a matching taper) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.
noun:  The cutter used to cut such a recess. (Also used, at less depth, for edge-breaking/deburring.)
verb:  (transitive) To create such a conical recess.
verb:  (ambitransitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
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