Definition of Rivet

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
  
• ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
  stud

Verb

• hold (someone's attention)
  "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
  
• fasten with a rivet or rivets
  
• direct one's attention on something
  "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
  concentrate focus center centre pore

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