rivet
A cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and…A cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsetting its end to form a field head.
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» It's a riveting story.
Es ist eine fesselnde Geschichte. — Zaghawa
Это захватывающая история. — shanghainese
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Examples
6 sentencesIt's a riveting story.
ruЭто захватывающая история. — shanghainese
deEs ist eine fesselnde Geschichte. — Zaghawa
I'm still riveted by day-long sports.
All attention was riveted on the stands.
ruВсё внимание было приковано к трибунам. — marafon
Meaning
3 sensesA cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsetting its end to form a field head.
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(figuratively)Any fixed point or certain basis.
(obsolete)A light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet.
- ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- 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
Origin
From Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a personFrom Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a person]”) (12th century), from Old French rive (“rim, edge”) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (“riverbank”). Compare river, rival, riparian.
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Forms
plural: rivetsSynonyms
1 synonyms- ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt):stud
Word family
10 related wordsSee also
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