![]() ![]() verb transitive to command the attention of.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.verb transitive to attach or fasten parts by using rivets.noun obsolete a light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet).noun figuratively any fixed point or certain basis.noun A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end. ![]() transitive verb Hence, to fasten firmly to make firm, strong, or immovable.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.transitive verb 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.transitive verb To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets.noun a joint between two or more pieces secured by rivets.noun 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.Figuratively, to fasten firmly make firm, strong, or immovable: as, to rivet friendship.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.To fasten with a rivet or with rivets: as, to rivet two pieces of iron.noun A short metallic malleable pin or bolt passing through a hole and so fastened as to keep pieces of metal (or sometimes other substances) together especially, a short bolt or pin of wrought-iron, copper, or of any other malleable material, formed with a head and inserted into a hole at the junction of two or more pieces of metal, the point after insertion being hammered broad so as to keep the pieces closely bound together.transitive verb To engross or hold (the gaze or attention, for example).transitive verb To fix the attention of (someone).transitive verb To hammer and bend or flatten the headless end of (a nail or bolt) so as to fasten something.transitive verb To fasten or secure, especially with a rivet or rivets.noun A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. ![]()
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