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rivet
Found in thesaurus: decoration, ornamentation, ornament, pin, cerebrate, think, cogitate, fix, secure, fasten, engage, absorb, engross, occupy
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rivet
v.
attach with rivets, fasten with rivets; engross, hold someone's attention, fascinate
n.
metal bolt used to fasten two objects together
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Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the tail. On installation the rivet is placed in a punched or drilled hole, and the tail is upset, or bucked (i.e., deformed), so that it expands to about 1.5 times the original shaft diameter, holding the rivet in place. In other words, pounding creates a new "head" on the other end by smashing the "tail" material flatter, resulting in a rivet that is roughly a dumbbell shape. To distinguish between the two ends of the rivet, the original head is called the factory head and the deformed end is called the shop head or buck-tail.
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rivet
Noun
1. ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
(synonym) stud
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
2. 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
(hypernym) pin
(part-meronym) clinch
Verb
1. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
(synonym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
2. fasten with a rivet or rivets
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
3. hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
(hypernym) absorb, engross, engage, occupy
(verb-group) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore
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rivet
nm.
rivet, metal bolt used to fasten two objects together
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rivet
v.
uchvátit koho čím; snýtovat
n.
nýt
