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# rivet

«rivet» in Mova's school dictionary: **A short metal pin used to join pieces of metal or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a rivet, rivets); verb (rivet, rivets, riveted, riveting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A short metal pin used to join pieces of metal or leather; its end is hammered flat to hold it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#m1)

2) (verb) To fasten something with rivets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#m2)

3) (verb) To hold someone's attention completely: "The film riveted us." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#m3)

4) "Riveted to the spot" means unable to move, from fear or surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In design and technology, rivets join metal sheets; ships, bridges and planes have thousands. Jeans have small copper rivets on the pockets. In stories, a riveting book is so exciting you cannot stop reading, and a character "riveted to the spot" is frozen in fear. Phrases: riveted to the screen, riveted to the spot, a riveting story.

### examples

- The old ship was held together by thousands of rivets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#x1)
- Look at the little metal rivets on your jeans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#x2)
- The workers riveted the steel beams together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#x3)
- The whole class was riveted by the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#x4)
- She stood riveted to the spot when she saw the bear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#x5)
- It was a riveting match right to the last second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#x6)
- "I haven't half enough rivets in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/#x7)

### note

Past form: riveted (one t, in UK and US). Adjective: riveting (very exciting). Do not confuse with "rivet" and "ribbit" (frog noise).

### In the corpora

- [Metal rivets on jeans were patented (registered as an invention) in 1873 to stop pockets tearing on miners' work trousers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/5-clothes-t-shirts-jeans-and-trainers/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rivet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.