See countersink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"word": "versenken"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"word": "accecare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"word": "svasare"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vpuštanje",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "впуштање"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"word": "korotiwha"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"word": "rebaixar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"word": "avellanar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to create a conical recess",
"word": "havşa açmak"
}
],
"word": "countersink"
}
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