Rivet

['rɪvɪt]

Definition

(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.

(verb.) hold (someone's attention); 'The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists'.

(verb.) fasten with a rivet or rivets.

Editor: Luke--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Checked by Alissa

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Fasten, fix, make firm.

Checker: Wilbur

Definition

n. bearded wheat.

n. a bolt of metal fastened by being hammered at both ends.—v.t. to fasten with a rivet: to make firm or immovable:—pr.p. riv′eting; pa.t. and pa.p. riv′eted.—ns. Riv′et-cut′ter a tool for cutting off the ends of rivets; Riv′eter Riv′etter; Riv′et-hearth a light portable furnace for heating rivets; Riv′eting; Riv′eting-hamm′er; Riv′eting-machine′ a power-machine for forcing hot rivets into position in metal-work and heading them; Riv′eting-set a hollow-faced punch for swaging rivet-heads; Riv′et-knob a tool for swaging rivet-heads; Riv′et-machine′ a machine for making rivets from rod-iron.

Checker: Raffles

Examples

Edited by Leah

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