Definitions
1.NounA cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsetting its end to form a field head.
2.NounAny fixed point or certain basis.
3.NounA light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet.
4.VerbTo attach or fasten parts by using rivets. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
5.VerbTo install rivets (see Usage notes).
6.VerbTo command the attention of.
7.VerbTo make firm or immovable."Terror riveted him to the spot."