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Noun
S:
(n)
stud
,
rivet
(ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt))
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
rivet
(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)
Verb
S:
(v)
concentrate
,
focus
,
center
,
centre
,
pore
,
rivet
(direct one's attention on something)
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
S:
(v)
rivet
(fasten with a rivet or rivets)
S:
(v)
rivet
(hold (someone's attention))
"The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"