rivet
/ˈrɪvɪt/
verb
- To hold someone's attention completely; to fascinate or engross.
- The movie's plot riveted the audience from start to finish.
- Her speech riveted everyone in the room with its powerful message.
- I was riveted by the documentary about deep-sea creatures.
- To fasten or attach something with a rivet.
- The workers riveted the steel beams together to form the bridge.
- They riveted the new panel onto the airplane's wing.
- He learned how to rivet metal sheets in his welding class.
noun
- A metal bolt or pin used to hold two pieces of metal or other material together, usually by hammering or pressing the ends.
- She found a loose rivet on the handle of the toolbox.
- Old bridges were often built with thousands of rivets.
- The mechanic used a rivet to attach the metal plate to the frame.
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