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RIVET

Definition:

1. [noun] ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
   Synonyms: stud
   
   
2. [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
   
   
3. [verb] direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
   Synonyms: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore
   
   
4. [verb] fasten with a rivet or rivets
   
   
5. [verb] hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
   
   

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Related Words:

• steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
• recall
• think
• zoom in
• listen, hear, take heed

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