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Countersink

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.

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Bit 76% connected

The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bury 76% connected

A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hole 76% connected

Whole.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sink 76% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Set 74% connected

of Set

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Set 74% connected

of Set

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Counterbore 92% connected

A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Set 92% connected

of Set

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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