Associations to the word «Rivet»
Noun
- Critic
- Surveillance
- Tonne
- Char
- Sawyer
- Admiration
- Paint
- Sight
- Razor
- Coil
- Carpenter
- Jean
- Rear
- Waist
- Component
- Joining
- Jose
- Rope
- Recollection
- Shirt
- Crush
- Kit
- Rod
- Neck
- Blast
- Surprise
- Riker
- Bind
- Review
- Calm
- Slave
- Cloak
- Mirror
- Scrutiny
- Pier
- Cast
- Hallway
- Stare
- Flesh
- Headline
- Outside
- Wing
- Framework
- Lip
- Dagger
- Cloth
- Doorway
- Emotion
- Piston
- Mm
- Performance
- Canvas
- Bottom
- Crane
- Telegraph
- Eyebrow
- Shape
- Drama
- Hum
- Whip
- Adventure
Adjective
Wiktionary
RIVET, noun. A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
RIVET, noun. (figuratively) any fixed point or certain basis
RIVET, noun. (obsolete) a light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet)
RIVET, verb. (transitive) to attach or fasten parts by using rivets
RIVET, verb. (transitive) to install rivets
RIVET, verb. (transitive) to command the attention of.
RIVET COUNTER, noun. (idiomatic) A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
Dictionary definition
RIVET, noun. Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt).
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.
RIVET, verb. Direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies".
RIVET, verb. Fasten with a rivet or rivets.
RIVET, verb. Hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists".
Wise words
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