Definition of Rivet

Verb: rivet ri-vit

Direct one's attention on something
- concentrate, focus, center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], pore
Fasten with a rivet or rivets
Hold (someone's attention)
"The discovery of the skull riveted the palaeontologists"

Noun: rivet ri-vit

Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault, shield or belt)
- stud
Heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together