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3 words match “COUNTERSUNK”

COUNTERSUNK p. 3 definitions
Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt.
BRAD n.
a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
FLUSH a.
Consisting of cards of one suit. Flush bolt. (a) A screw bolt whose head is countersunk, so as to be flush with a surface. (b) A sliding bolt let into the face or edge of a door, so as to be flush therewith. -- Flush deck. (Naut.) See under Deck, n., 1. -- Flush tank, a water tank which can be emptied rapidly for flu…