RIVET
Scrabble letter values: R1I1V4E1T1 = 8
Definition
- noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt). — synonyms: stud
- noun 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. — synonyms: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore
- verb fasten with a rivet or rivets.
- verb hold (someone's attention).
Examples
- “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”
- “The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists”
- “Terror riveted him to the spot.”