rivet

  • 11rivet — ► NOUN ▪ a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two metal plates, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place. ► VERB (riveted, riveting) 1) join or fasten with a rivet or rivets. 2) (usu. be riveted) completely… …

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  • 12Rivet — Rivet, Paul …

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  • 13rivet — vb *secure, anchor, moor Analogous words: *fasten, attach, affix, fix: *join, unite, connect, link …

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  • 14rivet — The verb has inflected forms riveted, riveting …

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  • 15rivet — de soulier …

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  • 16Rivet — A rivet is a mechanical fastener. Before it is installed it consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck tail. On installation the rivet is placed in a pre drilled hole. Then the tail …

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  • 17Rivet — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rivet (homonymie). Un rivet est un élément d assemblage permanent. Il se présente sous la forme d une tige cylindrique, généralement métallique, pleine ou creuse qui est munie à l une de ses extrémités d une… …

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  • 18rivet — I UK [ˈrɪvɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rivet : present tense I/you/we/they rivet he/she/it rivets present participle riveting past tense riveted past participle riveted to join two things together with rivets • be riveted by/to something …

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  • 19rivet — riveter, n. rivetless, adj. /riv it/, n., v., riveted, riveting or (esp. Brit.) rivetted, rivetting. n. 1. a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other …

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  • 20rivet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, clinch on a nail, rivet, from Old French, from river to attach, rivet, probably from rive border, edge, bank, from Latin ripa Date: 15th century a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces… …

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