Meaning & use
rivet
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a short metal pin used to fasten two pieces of material together permanently
See it in a sentence
The bridge's steel beams are held together with thousands of rivets.
A missing rivet on the jeans' pocket caused the seam to fray.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to rivet' also means to hold someone's attention completely, as in 'the performance riveted the audience.'
Another way to use it
2. verb
to hold someone's attention completely
The trial riveted the entire courtroom for weeks.
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