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rivet
[riv-it]
noun
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
verb (used with object)
to fasten with a rivet or rivets.
to hammer or spread out the end of (a pin, bolt, etc.) in order to form a head and secure something; clinch.
to fasten or fix firmly.
to hold (the eye, attention, etc.) firmly.
rivet
/ ˈrɪvɪt /
noun
a short metal pin for fastening two or more pieces together, having a head at one end, the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces
verb
to join by riveting
to hammer in order to form into a head
(often passive) to cause to be fixed or held firmly, as in fascinated attention, horror, etc
to be riveted to the spot
Other Word Forms
- riveter noun
- rivetless adjective
- unriveting adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rivet1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rivet1
Example Sentences
But “The Penguin” hasn’t returned—yet—which is close to criminal, given the riveting performance of Cristin Milioti, who won her Emmy in September.
It was nearly ten, but all this talk of lethal tar pits and strange illnesses had kept the children riveted.
“I assure you, Mr. Harley-Dickinson, your zoo story was nothing short of riveting, and I would hear it again in a heartbeat. But the children have a somewhat unusual background,” she said cautiously.
Together, they persuasively built that riveting argument that the American Revolution was not a simple battle between American colonists and British redcoats.
After it was all the way out, the workmen rushed to rivet the plates back into place and close up the hole in The Dessoug.
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