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Meanings of rivet in inglês

português
focar
catalão
clavar
espanhol
clavar
Wikidata

Direct one's attention on something.

focar
russo
заклёпка
português
arrebite
espanhol
roblón
catalão
rebló
Wikidata

Permanent mechanical fastener.

Related terms
arrebite
catalão
tatxa

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

tatxa
Sinônimos
Examples for "stud"
Examples for "stud"
1
It was not easy being a stud growing up in South Africa.
The South African
2
The gentleman with the pearl stud looked appealingly at the Naval Attache.
Ranson's Folly
3
Next day is for exploring the picturesque towns that stud the area.
News.com.au
4
The stud is controlled by new Smurfit Kappa chief executive Tony Smurfit.
The Irish Times
5
He held up the gold back-stud he had found in the sand.
Amagansett
Usage of rivet in inglês
1
Now slowly enough the smith began to rivet the chain round Cicely.
The Lady of Blossholme
2
The smallest vestiges of them rivet his attention and engage his interest.
A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
3
If he disappeared again, it would only rivet suspicion the more closely.
The Cinema Murder
4
He ordered the blacksmith to rivet securely iron shackles on my feet.
Marie; a story of Russian love
5
Free themselves, their grand object is to rivet the chains of others.
An Apology for Atheism / Addressed to Religious Investigators of...
6
You take another rivet out of the airplane and it still flies.
Feminist dot com
7
She felt Kilbuck's fingers working at the strands about the broken rivet.
Where the Sun Swings North
8
Even wide sidewalks of bridges sometimes have tension connections on rivet heads.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design / American S...
9
The young man leaned over him, speaking vehemently to rivet his attention.
The Rules of the Game
10
Miss Sally-Lou raised her voice tentatively, that she might rivet his attention.
The Desired Woman
11
Rest not till you rivet and publish yourself of your own Personality.
Leaves of Grass
12
That rivet was made out of the strongest material in the whole universe.
The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations
13
It will rivet the attention of the reader, and hold it right through.
Platform Monologues
14
Suddenly something in the bolt itself seemed to rivet his attention.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
15
Some natural hooks led to some bathooks, a rivet and more dimpled hooks.
Rock and Ice Magazine
16
We must rivet the attention of the public from the start, he says.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
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Rivet across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common