rivets
noun
Meaning
- A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
- Any fixed point or certain basis.
- A light kind of footman's armour.
- To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
- To install rivets.
- To command the attention of.
- To make firm or immovable.
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