NOUN | artifact | rivet, stud | ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) |
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artifact | 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 | cognition | rivet, concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore | direct one's attention on something |
contact | rivet | fasten with a rivet or rivets | |
cognition | rivet | hold (someone's attention) |
Sounds | rih'vaht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt). | |
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Synonym | stud | |
Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | Something used to beautify |
Spanish | roblón, tachón | |
Catalan | rebló, tatxa |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Parts | clinch | The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet |
Broader | pin | A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things |
Spanish | remache | |
Catalan | rebló | |
Verbs | rivet | fasten with a rivet or rivets |
Meaning | direct one's attention on something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s on something | |
Synonyms | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore | |
Narrower | listen, hear, take heed | listen and pay attention |
recall | Cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression | |
steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up | Devote (oneself) fully to | |
think | Focus one's attention on a certain state | |
zoom in | Examine closely | |
Broader | think, cogitate, cerebrate | Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
Similar to | rivet | hold (someone's attention) |
Spanish | centrar, clavar, concentrarse, concentrar, enfocar, fijar | |
Catalan | centrar, clavar, concentrar-se en, concentrar, enfocar, estar concentrat en, fixar |
Meaning | Fasten with a rivet or rivets. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
Spanish | remachar | |
Catalan | reblar, reblonar | |
Nouns | 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 |
riveter, rivetter | a machine for driving rivets | |
riveter, rivetter | a worker who inserts and hammers rivets |
Meaning | hold (someone's attention). | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" | |
Broader | absorb, engross, engage, occupy | Consume all of one's attention or time |
Similar to | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something |
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