Overview of noun countersink

The noun countersink has 2 senses

• 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)


• counterbore, countersink, countersink bit -- (a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole)

Overview of verb countersink

The verb countersink has 1 sense

• set, countersink -- (insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink))