RIVET

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

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Etymology

Noun

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) Any fixed point or certain basis.

(obsolete) A light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet).

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• Vitré, tiver

Proper noun

Rivet (plural Rivets)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rivet is the 15127^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1949 individuals. Rivet is most common among White (92.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Vitré, tiver

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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