simple past tense and past participle of rivet

plural of riveter

A person whose job is to rivet. / A machine or tool used to apply rivets.

Commanding the attention of spectators.

The act of joining with rivets. / The act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing. / A set of rivets; rivets collectively.

present participle of rivet

plural of rivet

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rivet

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end. / (figuratively) Any fixed point or certain basis.

(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. / (transitive) To install rivets. / (transitive, figuratively) To command the attention of. / (transitive, figuratively) To make firm or immovable.