Countersink :: Countersink (v. t.) To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw..

Countersink :: Countersink (v. t.) To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork..

Countersink :: Countersink (n.) An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt..

Countersink :: Countersink (n.) A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.

Countersinking :: Countersinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Countersin.

Diesinker :: Diesinker (n.) An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc..

Diesinking :: Diesinking (n.) The process of engraving dies.

Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west..

Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.

Sink :: Sink (v. i.) Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely..

Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease..

Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height..

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship..

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation..

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die..

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To conseal and appropriate.

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt..

Sink :: Sink (n.) A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.

Sink :: Sink (n.) A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen..

Sink :: Sink (n.) A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole..

Sinker :: Sinker (n.) One who, or that which, sinks..

Sinker :: Sinker (n.) A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it..

Sinker :: Sinker (n.) In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles..

Sinking :: Sinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sin.

Sinking :: Sinking () a. & n. from Sink.

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