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 →

2) (verb) To fasten something with rivets. tree →

3) (verb) To hold someone's attention completely: "The film riveted us." tree →

4) "Riveted to the spot" means unable to move, from fear or surprise. tree →

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 →
• Look at the little metal rivets on your jeans. tree →
• The workers riveted the steel beams together. tree →
• The whole class was riveted by the story. tree →
• She stood riveted to the spot when she saw the bear. tree →
• It was a riveting match right to the last second. tree →
• "I haven't half enough rivets in the shop. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rivet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.