1. short metal bolts or pins for holding two plates of metal or other material together

1. to fasten with rivets
2. to hold someone’s attention completely

Examples

• The steel beams were held together with heavy rivets.
• Workers used rivets to assemble the aircraft’s frame.
• The old bridge showed rows of rusty rivets along its sides.
• They riveted the metal plates to form the ship’s hull.
• The mechanic riveted the repair patch onto the damaged panel.
• Her performance rivets the audience from start to finish.
• The mystery novel rivets readers with its unexpected twists.
• The documentary rivets viewers with stunning wildlife footage.