rivet
Nouns
- (n) ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) stud,
- (n) 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
Verbs
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(v) direct one's attention on something
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- (v) fasten with a rivet or rivets
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(v) hold (someone's attention)
- The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists