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countersink vs sink

sink vs countersink

countersink and sink both are nouns.

countersink and sink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
countersink Yes No Yes No
sink Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sink is a hypernym of countersink; that is, sink is a word with a broader meaning than countersink:
  • countersink: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
  • sink: embed deeply
Other hypernyms of countersink include bury.
countersink (noun) sink (noun)
a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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 covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
countersink (verb) sink (verb)
insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
embed deeply
go under
fall or descend to a lower place or level
cause to sink
fall or sink heavily
appear to move downward
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
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