A rivet is a metal fastener, a bolt like device that holds together two pieces of metal or fabric. The round metal fasteners on your favorite pair of jeans are rivets.
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.
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
direct one''s attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Verb
hold (someone''s attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
Verb
fasten with a rivet or rivets
n.
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.
v. t.
To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two
pieces of iron.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or
immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection.
Rivet
With busy hammers closing rivets up. Shak., Rivet joint, ∨ Riveted joint a joint between two or more pieces secured by rivets. Rivet
Riv"et , v. t.[imp. & p. p. 1.Riveted ; p. pr. & vb. n.Riveting .]To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; 2.as, to .rivet two pieces of ironTo 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 affectionRivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers!Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed.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.
To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets;
as, to .rivet two pieces of iron
Usage Examples
The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.
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