rivet
(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
stud, rivet
(noun) ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(verb) direct one’s attention on something; “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”
rivet
(verb) hold (someone’s attention); “The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists”
rivet
(verb) fasten with a rivet or rivets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rivet (plural rivets)
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
(figuratively)Â Any fixed point or certain basis.
(obsolete) A light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet).
rivet (third-person singular simple present rivets, present participle rivetting or riveting, simple past and past participle rivetted or riveted)
(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]
(transitive) To install rivets.
(transitive, figurative) To command the attention of. [from c. 1600]
(transitive, figurative) To make firm or immovable.
• VitrĂ©, tiver
Rivet (plural Rivets)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rivet is the 15127th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1949 individuals. Rivet is most common among White (92.2%) individuals.
• VitrĂ©, tiver
Source: Wiktionary
Riv"et, n. Etym: [F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa to fasten together. Cf. Reef part of a sail.]
Definition: 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. With busy hammers closing rivets up. Shak. Rivet joint, or Riveted joint, a joint between two or more pieces secured by rivets.
Riv"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riveted; p. pr. & vb. n. Riveting.]
1. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron.
2. To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head.
3. Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection. Rivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers! Congreve. Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
