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Meaning of "countersank" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERSANK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Countersank is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb countersank in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERSANK

PRESENT

Present
I countersink
you countersink
he/she/it countersinks
we countersink
you countersink
they countersink
Present continuous
I am countersinking
you are countersinking
he/she/it is countersinking
we are countersinking
you are countersinking
they are countersinking
Present perfect
I have countersunk
you have countersunk
he/she/it has countersunk
we have countersunk
you have countersunk
they have countersunk
Present perfect continuous
I have been countersinking
you have been countersinking
he/she/it has been countersinking
we have been countersinking
you have been countersinking
they have been countersinking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I countersank
you countersank
he/she/it countersank
we countersank
you countersank
they countersank
Past continuous
I was countersinking
you were countersinking
he/she/it was countersinking
we were countersinking
you were countersinking
they were countersinking
Past perfect
I had countersunk
you had countersunk
he/she/it had countersunk
we had countersunk
you had countersunk
they had countersunk
Past perfect continuous
I had been countersinking
you had been countersinking
he/she/it had been countersinking
we had been countersinking
you had been countersinking
they had been countersinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will countersink
you will countersink
he/she/it will countersink
we will countersink
you will countersink
they will countersink
Future continuous
I will be countersinking
you will be countersinking
he/she/it will be countersinking
we will be countersinking
you will be countersinking
they will be countersinking
Future perfect
I will have countersunk
you will have countersunk
he/she/it will have countersunk
we will have countersunk
you will have countersunk
they will have countersunk
Future perfect continuous
I will have been countersinking
you will have been countersinking
he/she/it will have been countersinking
we will have been countersinking
you will have been countersinking
they will have been countersinking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would countersank
you would countersank
he/she/it would countersank
we would countersank
you would countersank
they would countersank
Conditional continuous
I would be countersinking
you would be countersinking
he/she/it would be countersinking
we would be countersinking
you would be countersinking
they would be countersinking
Conditional perfect
I would have countersank
you would have countersank
he/she/it would have countersank
we would have countersank
you would have countersank
they would have countersank
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been countersinking
you would have been countersinking
he/she/it would have been countersinking
we would have been countersinking
you would have been countersinking
they would have been countersinking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you countersink
we let´s countersink
you countersink
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to countersink
Past participle
countersunk
Present Participle
countersinking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERSANK

counterresponse
counterscarp
counterseal
countershading
countershaft
countershot
countersign
countersignature
countersink
countersink bit
countersniper
counterspell
counterspies
counterspy
counterstain
counterstate
counterstep
counterstrategy
counterstream
counterstrike

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERSANK

bank
blank
central bank
crank
dank
drank
frank
hank
national bank
plank
prank
rank
sank
shank
skank
spank
tank
thank
the West Bank
World Bank

Synonyms and antonyms of countersank in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «countersank» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERSANK

Find out the translation of countersank to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of countersank from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «countersank» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

countersank
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

countersank
570 millions of speakers

English

countersank
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

countersank
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

countersank
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

countersank
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

countersank
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

countersank
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

countersank
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Countersank
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefräst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

countersank
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

countersank
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Countersank
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

countersank
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

countersank
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंटरस्केक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

countersank
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

countersank
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

countersank
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

countersank
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

countersank
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

countersank
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

countersank
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

countersank
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

countersank
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of countersank

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERSANK»

The term «countersank» is used very little and occupies the 151.588 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERSANK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «countersank» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «countersank» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about countersank

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERSANK»

Discover the use of countersank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to countersank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
After drilling %-inch pilot holes every 18 inches or so in the outside casing, we nailed casing to sheathing with galvanized lOd finishing nails. We countersank them with a nail set, planning to fill the holes later with wood putty before painting .
2
American Woodworker
I countersank the inside of the holes on the opposite side of the pipe, so the bolt heads would be flush with the inside surface. BLAIR HUBBARD Knoxville, MD SECTION TOOLBOX on all surfaces. The bag's flexibility allows you to.
3
Popular Science
They're glued and screwed together. I countersank all exposed screws and filled the holes with plugs cut from solid cherrywood. All exposed plywood edges are faced with 3/4-inch-wide-by-y8-inch-thick strips, ripped from solid cherry.
4
Technical Design Solutions for Theatre: The Technical Brief ...
... compound. we drilled and countersank pilot holes so that the edges wouldn't break or chip, but we let all the other screws pilot and countersink themselves. Before painting the deck, we filled the screw heads and the seams between ...
Ben Sammler, Don Harvey, 2002
5
Expressive Movement: Posture And Action In Daily Life, ...
his hands and fingers closely, she saw that he also demonstrated what Thomas had called core support of the hand, a live, toned connection of fingers into active arches of the palm, Jim's grasp of a hammer as he countersank finishing nails, ...
Alexandra Pierce, Roger Pierce, 2002
6
Meat Smoking and Smokehouse Design
8'3" 4'1" cast iron ring and cover 2'- 0" 2'1" 9'7" 3'5" 2'9" 3'5" reinforced lintel 2" by 8" wall plate 1/2" bolts, washered inside and out 2" by 6", 1'- 0", C.C. hangers A A bolts (4 on each wall) securing hanger plate hanger plate countersank bolt ...
Stanley Marianski, Adam Marianski, Robert Marianski, 2009
7
The End of the Dream: The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up and ...
Kevin couldn't help being proud of what he had accomplished. Every bit of workmanship was like a piece offine furniture. He knew he didn't have his brother's craftsmanship, but he countersank every screw and lovingly sanded the wood.
Ann Rule, 2014
8
Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge ...
Finally, a workman drilled and countersank a hole for the tang screw. With polishing, the barrel was ready to be sent to the finisher's shop for final assembly. While the arms manufactured at Harpers Ferry compared favorably in quality with  ...
Merritt Roe Smith, 1980
9
Statutes Passed in the Parliaments Held in Ireland ... from ...
... three inches at the least on the sole when worn, the streaks on the wheels of the several carts, cars, drays, and waggons (hull be set on with flat-headed bolts, or fat- headed nails, countersank in such a manner as not to rise above the stivak .
Ireland, 1798
10
Building Tips and Techniques
I countersank the screws that secure the pipe to the plugs to keep the edges of the screw heads from abrading the cords. On my cord reel, shown in the drawing at right, I have a 4-way outlet with I00 ft. ol I0-ga. cord attached permanently.
Charles Miller, 2004

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERSANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term countersank is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Easy-to-build raised garden
I used coach screws into predrilled holes in the timber and countersank the heads. A simple alternative is to use right-angled nail plates or to ... «Otago Daily Times, Oct 14»

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