rivet

noun

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

ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

verb

hold (someone's attention)

fasten with a rivet or rivets

direct one's attention on something

Roots

riverrivet- · Old French · to fix, clinch

Synonyms for rivet

bucklev hingev haspn claspn cleatn

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The word rivet breaks down into one root of Old French origin: the root rivet, from Old French river (“to fix, clinch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.