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Definition of Rivet
1. Noun. Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt).
2. Verb. Direct one's attention on something. "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Exact synonyms: Center, Centre, Concentrate, Focus, Pore
Specialized synonyms: Absorb, Engross, Engulf, Immerse, Plunge, Soak Up, Steep, Recall, Think, Zoom In, Hear, Listen, Take Heed
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Derivative terms: Center, Centering, Concentration, Concentration, Focus, Focusing, Focussing
Specialized synonyms: Absorb, Engross, Engulf, Immerse, Plunge, Soak Up, Steep, Recall, Think, Zoom In, Hear, Listen, Take Heed
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Derivative terms: Center, Centering, Concentration, Concentration, Focus, Focusing, Focussing
3. Noun. Heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together.
4. Verb. Fasten with a rivet or rivets.
5. Verb. Hold (someone's attention). "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
Generic synonyms: Absorb, Engage, Engross, Occupy
Related verbs: Center, Centre, Concentrate, Focus, Pore
Related verbs: Center, Centre, Concentrate, Focus, Pore
Definition of Rivet
1. n. A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends.
2. v. t. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron.
Definition of Rivet
1. to fasten with a type of metal bolt [v -ETED, -ETING, -ETS or -ETTED, -ETTING, -ETS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rivet
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