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▸ 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
▸ noun: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
▸ verb: hold (someone's attention) ("The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists")
▸ verb: fasten with a rivet or rivets
▸ verb: direct one's attention on something
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #16026)
▸ Also see rivets
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▸ 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
▸ noun: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
▸ verb: hold (someone's attention) ("The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists")
▸ verb: fasten with a rivet or rivets
▸ verb: direct one's attention on something
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #16026)
▸ Also see rivets
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rivet
▸ Usage examples for rivet
▸ Idioms related to rivet (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing rivet
▸ Words that often appear near rivet
▸ Rhymes of rivet
▸ Invented words related to rivet