rive | (verb) tear or be torn violently | Synonyms: pull, rend, rip |
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(verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: cleave, split |
river | (noun) a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) | - |
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riverbank | (noun) the bank of a river | Synonyms: riverside |
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riverbed | (noun) a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river | Synonyms: river bottom |
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riverside | (noun) the bank of a river | Synonyms: riverbank |
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rivet | (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 | - |
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(noun) ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) | Synonyms: stud |
(verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore |
(verb) hold (someone's attention) | - |
(verb) fasten with a rivet or rivets | - |
riveter | (noun) a machine for driving rivets | Synonyms: riveting machine, rivetter |
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(noun) a worker who inserts and hammers rivets | Synonyms: rivetter |
riveting | (adjective) capable of arousing and holding the attention | Synonyms: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping |
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rivetter | (noun) a machine for driving rivets | Synonyms: riveter, riveting machine |
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(noun) a worker who inserts and hammers rivets | Synonyms: riveter |