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View definitions for rivet

rivet

noun as in bolt

noun as in fastener

Strongest matches

Weak match

verb as in absorb

verb as in affix

verb as in attach

verb as in bury

verb as in fix

Strongest match

verb as in grip

verb as in ogle

verb as in rubberneck

verb as in stare

verb as in transfix

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Example Sentences

He looked at the thin sheet of metal ringed by rivet holes and he knew instantly what it was his wife had chanced upon.

The U.S. European Command relies primarily upon the RC-135 Rivet Joint to vacuum up electronic communications from Russia.

“Nonsense,” muttered Hawberk, searching on the floor for a fallen rivet.

Looked at in closeup, it reveals a row of popped rivets, with one rivet still partially stuck in place.

She came with an easy smile into the little group, and immediately her magnetic presence seemed to rivet all attention.

With medium or moderately hard steel all rivet holes should be drilled, or punched ⅛ in.

This process of forming the second head on the rivet is known as riveting, and may be done by hand-hammering or by a machine.

The conical head has a diameter twice and a height three quarters of the rivet diameter.

The greatest diameter of the pan head is about 1·6, and its height ·7 of the rivet diameter.

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On this page you'll find 1173 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rivet, such as: fastener, latch, pipe, rod, spike, and bar.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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