absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting
(adjective) capable of arousing and holding the attention; “a fascinating story”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
riveting
present participle of rivet
riveting (comparative more riveting, superlative most riveting)
Commanding the attention of spectators.
• See also exciting
riveting (plural rivetings)
The act of joining with rivets.
The act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.
A set of rivets; rivets collectively.
• tivering
Source: Wiktionary
Riv"et*ing, n.
1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.
2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. Tomlinsin. Butt riveting, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.
– Chain riveting, riveting in which the rivets, in two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.
– Crossed riveting, riveting in which the rivets in one row are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next row.
– Double riveting, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of the joint.
– Lap riveting, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates overlap and are riveted together.
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
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
