riveted
fixed in place with or as if with rivets, fastened firmly: The two sections of the screen are attached to each other with a riveted hinge.The skillet features a riveted handle which provides a cool and safe grip for the user.
having or using rivets: Denim for the riveted work pants came from a mill in New Hampshire that was known for the quality of its fabrics.
firmly attentive:Last winter, the professor lectured on Darwin to a riveted audience in the Plainfield Opera House.
the simple past tense and past participle of rivet.
Origin of riveted
1Other words from riveted
- un·riv·et·ed, adjective
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How to use riveted in a sentence
Until they do, Berry utilizes her star quality to keep us riveted and awaiting whatever twist comes next.
Now everyone in the room is riveted, watching Justin put one huge foot in front of the other.
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“It is a perfect identification,” murmured Mr. Arden, with his eyes still riveted on the plaster faces.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuTurning away he caught the eyes of his wife riveted on them; she had evidently seen the meeting, and her colour was high.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodJane, with her eyes riveted upon her dying parent, endeavored to hold the light.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottIt really was the driving band, which is a ring made out of copper and riveted on.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieThen irregular households, courtesans exhibiting the price of shame, diamonds like circlets of fire riveted around arms and neck.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
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