noun, verb
noun a metal pin that is used to fasten two pieces of leather, metal, etc. together
verb [VN] [usuallypassive]
1 to hold sb's interest or attention so completely that they cannot look away or think of anything else:
I was absolutely riveted by her story. * My eyes were riveted on the figure lying in the road. * Public attention was riveted on this topic on both sides on the Atlantic.
2 to fasten sth with rivets:
The steel plates were riveted together.
IDIOMS
be riveted to the spot / ground to be so shocked or frightened that you cannot move
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for rivet is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does rivet appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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