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1. | [ verb ] focus one's attention on something | |
Synonyms: | focus concentrate center pore centre | |
Examples: | "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
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Related terms: | think listen think steep recall zoom_in focus center concentration | |
2. | [ noun ] ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) | |
Synonyms: | boss stud | |
Related terms: | decoration nailhead dot | |
3. | [ verb ] fasten with a rivet or rivets | |
Related terms: | fasten riveter riveting_machine | |
4. | [ verb ] hold (someone's attention) | |
Examples: | "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" |
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Related terms: | absorb concentrate | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16026 | |
6. | [ 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 | |
Related terms: | pin | |
Similar spelling: |
Rivett Rivette rift |