Dictionary definition · rivet
noun
- ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- 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
- direct one's attention on something"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
- fasten with a rivet or rivets
- hold (someone's attention)"The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).