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Definition: COUNTERSUNK |
COUNTERSUNKImperative & past participle1. Of Countersink Past participle & adjective1. Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead. 2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt. 3. Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole. |
Crosswords: COUNTERSUNK |
| English words defined with "COUNTERSUNK": Flush bolt. (references) |
| "COUNTERSUNK" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 71.43% of the time. "COUNTERSUNK" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 71.43% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 28.57% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 14 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "COUNTERSUNK": countersink for countersunk screws ♦ countersunk bolt for woodwork ♦ countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork ♦ countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork ♦ wire nail with countersunk head. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
countersunk screw socket | 4 |
countersunk rivet solid stainless steel | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "COUNTERSUNK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "形扩" (Countersinking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sænker til undersænkede skruer (countersink for countersunk screws), forsænket bræddebolt (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork), dykker (bobber, brad, diver, frogman, helmet diver, wire nail with countersunk head). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verzonken houtschroef (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork), spijker met verloren kop (brad, wire nail with countersunk head), kegelkop-verzinkboor (countersink for countersunk screws). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | uppokantanaula (brad, wire nail with countersunk head), uppokantainen lukkoruuvi (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork), dyckertnaula (brad, wire nail with countersunk head), 30 asteen upotin (countersink for countersunk screws). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | clou tête d'homme (wire nail with countersunk head), vis cruciforme fraisée (countersunk Phillips screw), vis tête fraisée fendue réduite (slotted shallow countersunk head screw), vis tôle tête fraisée bombée fendue bout plat (slotted raised countersunk head tapping screw), outil combiné chambrer le logement des vis tête fraisée (countersink for countersunk screws), boulon bois tête fraisée (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | hat Loch ausgefräst. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βυθισμένος (submerged), φρεζάτος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | bullone per legno a testa fresata (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ountersunkcay prego sem cabeça (brad, wire nail with countersunk head), parafuso para madeira de cabeça quadrada (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork), ferramenta combinada para rebaixos cónicos (countersink for countersunk screws), escareador cónico (countersink for countersunk screws). (various references) clavo de cabeza perdida (brad, wire nail with countersunk head), tornillo cruciforme crux (countersunk Phillips screw, phillips screw), perno de cabeza fresada para madera (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork). (various references) spårträskruv med sänkhuvud (countersunk bolt for woodwork, countersunk nibbed bolt for woodwork, countersunk square neck bolt for woodwork), dyckert (brad, wire nail with countersunk head). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-k-n-n-o-r-s-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: nocturnes. | |
-3 letters: cernuous, coenurus, construe, counters, coutures, neutrons, nocturne, nocturns, outcurse, recounts, strucken, trounces. | |
-4 letters: conkers, conners, consent, contuse, cornets, cornute, counter, couters, couture, cunners, encrust, nektons, neurons, neuston, neutron, nocturn, nonuser, outruns, reckons, recount, restock, rockets, runouts, scouter, scunner, stocker, stunner, tenours, tenuous, tonners, tonsure, trounce, tuckers, turnons, uncorks, unknots, unstuck, untucks. | |
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