Found 2 items, similar to Riveted.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rivet rivet n 1: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: stud] 2: 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 rivet v 1: direct one's attention on something; “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies” [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore] 2: fasten with a rivet or rivets 3: hold (someone's attention); “The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Riveted Rivet \Riv"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riveted; p. pr. & vb. n. Riveting.] 1. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron. [1913 Webster] 2. To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection. [1913 Webster] Rivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers! --Congreve. [1913 Webster] Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]