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Rivet Very Common

Rivet has 8 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

2

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

3

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

Verb
1

direct one's attention on something

"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

2

fasten with a rivet or rivets

3

hold (someone's attention)

"The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"

4

To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
fastener paper fastener size rivets rivetless snap riveting hole yot
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
decoration pin think fasten absorb
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
steep recall think zoom in listen
Rhyming Words
vet evet duvet cuvet covet civet tevet levet revet grivet chevet curvet corvet vervet servet velvet calvet swivet trivet privet
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