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Definition rivet

Etymology

Old French rivet (13th century), from a verb river (�to fetter [a person]�) (12th century), from rive (�rim, edge�) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (�riverbank�). Compare river, rival, riparian.

Noun

rivet (plural rivets)

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
(figuratively) Any fixed point or certain basis.
(obsolete) A light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet).

Verb

rivet (third-person singular simple present rivets, present participle riveting or rivetting, simple past and past participle riveted or rivetted)

(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]
(transitive) To install rivets.
(transitive, figuratively) To command the attention of. [from c. 1600]
(transitive, figuratively) To make firm or immovable.

Results 406 Words with the letters RIVET

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9 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

ACCRETIVE 19

ADVERSITY 16

ADVERTING 17

ADVERTISE 14

ADVERTIZE 23

AMBIVERTS 19

ARRIVISTE 13

ASSERTIVE 13

AVIRULENT 16

BIVARIATE 16

BREVETING 19

BREVITIES 16

CONTRIVED 18

CONTRIVER 17

CONTRIVES 17

CURATIVES 17

CURVETING 20

DECRETIVE 17

DEPRAVITY 19

DERIVATES 14

DETERSIVE 14

DEVIATORS 14

DEVIATORY 16

DEVITRIFY 19

DIRECTIVE 17

DIVERGENT 17

DIVERSITY 16

DIVERTERS 14

DIVERTING 17

DURATIVES 15

EROSIVITY 15

ERUPTIVES 17

EVAPORITE 16

EXTORTIVE 20

EXTRUSIVE 21

FAVORITES 16

FORGETIVE 18

FORMATIVE 19

FRICATIVE 19

FURTIVELY 20

GRAVITATE 15

GRAVITIES 15

GRIEVANTS 16

GROOVIEST 15

HORTATIVE 15

INCURVATE 18

INNERVATE 15

INTERVALE 15

INTERVALS 15

INTERVENE 15

INTERVIEW 17

INTERWOVE 17

INTROVERT 14

INTRUSIVE 15

INVENTERS 15

INVENTORS 15

INVENTORY 17

INVERTASE 14

INVERTERS 14

INVERTING 17

INVERTORS 14

INVESTORS 14

IRRUPTIVE 17

ITERATIVE 13

KVETCHIER 22

LEVIRATES 14

LEVIRATIC 17

LIVERWORT 17

LIVETRAPS 17

LUCRATIVE 18

NARRATIVE 14

NAVICERTS 17

NERVATION 15

NERVOSITY 16

NORMATIVE 17

NUTRITIVE 15

OBTRUSIVE 17

OBVERTING 19

OPERATIVE 16

OUTDRIVEN 16

OUTDRIVES 15

OUTLIVERS 15

OVERBITES 16

OVERBUILT 18

OVEREDITS 14

OVERLIGHT 18

OVERNIGHT 18

OVERPRINT 17

OVERSHIRT 15

OVERSIGHT 17

OVERSKIRT 17

OVERSLIPT 17

OVERSTIRS 13

OVERTHINK 20

OVERTIMED 17

OVERTIMES 16

OVERTIRED 14

OVERTIRES 13

OVERTOILS 14

OVERTRAIN 14

OVERTRICK 20

OVERTRIMS 16

OVERWRITE 16

PARTITIVE 16

PORTATIVE 16

POSITIVER 16

POVERTIES 16

PRIMITIVE 19

PRIVATEER 16

PRIVATELY 19

PRIVATEST 16

PRIVATISE 16

PRIVATIVE 20

PRIVATIZE 25

PRIVITIES 16

PROACTIVE 19

PROBATIVE 19

PROMOTIVE 19

PROVIDENT 18

PURGATIVE 19

RADIATIVE 14

RAVIGOTES 15

RECEPTIVE 19

RECONVICT 20

REDUCTIVE 18

REINVENTS 15

REINVESTS 14

REINVITED 15

REINVITES 14

REJECTIVE 25

RELATIVES 14

RESERVIST 13

RESISTIVE 13

RESTIVELY 16

RESTRIVEN 14

RESTRIVES 13

RETENTIVE 14

RETRIEVAL 14

RETRIEVED 14

RETRIEVER 13

RETRIEVES 13

REVERTING 16

REVESTING 16

REVETTING 16

REVICTUAL 18

REVISITED 14

REVOLTING 17

RIVERBOAT 16

RIVETTING 16

SAVORIEST 13

SCURVIEST 17

SECRETIVE 16

SERVIETTE 13

SERVILITY 16

SERVITORS 13

SERVITUDE 15

SIRVENTES 14

TIMESAVER 16

TIRRIVEES 13

TRAVAILED 15

TRAVELING 17

TRAVOISES 13

TRIVALENT 15

TRIVALVES 18

UVAROVITE 18

VAPORETTI 16

VARIEGATE 15

VARIETALS 14

VARIETIES 13

VARSITIES 13

VECTORIAL 17

VECTORING 19

VENTRICLE 18

VENTURING 18

VERATRIAS 13

VERATRINE 14

VERATRINS 14

VERBALIST 17

VERBOSITY 18

VERDITERS 14

VERITABLE 17

VERITABLY 19

VERITATES 13

VERNATION 15

VERSATILE 14

VERTICALS 17

VERTICILS 17

VERTIGOES 15

VESTURING 17

VETIVERTS 17

VIBRATILE 17

VICARATES 16

VICARIATE 16

VICTORIES 16

VICTUALER 18

VIGNETTER 16

VINTAGERS 16

VIOLATERS 14

VIRESCENT 17

VITRIFIED 17

VITRIFIES 16

VITRIOLED 15

VIZIERATE 22

VIZIRATES 22

VORTICOSE 16

VULTURINE 17

8 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

ABORTIVE 15

AMBIVERT 18

AVERTING 15

CONTRIVE 16

CREATIVE 15

CURATIVE 16

CURVIEST 16

DERIVATE 13

DEVIATOR 13

DEVILTRY 16

DIVERTED 14

DIVERTER 13

DURATIVE 14

ERECTIVE 15

ERGATIVE 14

ERUPTIVE 16

EVERTING 15

EVICTORS 15

EXERTIVE 19

FAVORITE 15

GRIEVANT 15

INTERVAL 14

INVENTER 14

INVENTOR 14

INVERITY 15

INVERTED 14

INVERTER 13

INVERTOR 13

INVESTOR 13

INVITERS 13

LEVIRATE 13

LIVETRAP 16

NAVICERT 16

NERVIEST 13

ORECTIVE 15

OUTDRIVE 14

OUTLIVER 14

OVERBITE 15

OVEREDIT 13

OVERGILT 15

OVERGIRT 14

OVERSTIR 12

OVERTHIN 15

OVERTIME 15

OVERTIPS 15

OVERTIRE 12

OVERTOIL 13

OVERTRIM 15

PRIVATER 15

PRIVATES 15

PRIVIEST 15

RAVIGOTE 14

REACTIVE 15

REINVENT 14

REINVEST 13

REINVITE 13

RELATIVE 13

RESTRIVE 12

RETRIEVE 12

REVISITS 12

REVOTING 15

REVUISTS 13

RIVETERS 12

RIVETING 15

RIVETTED 13

RIVULETS 14

ROTATIVE 12

SERVITOR 12

SEVERITY 14

SIRVENTE 13

SORPTIVE 15

SPORTIVE 15

STRIVERS 12

STUIVERS 13

THIEVERY 16

THRIVERS 14

TIRRIVEE 12

TRACTIVE 15

TRAVOISE 12

TRIVALVE 17

VARIATED 13

VARIATES 12

VARIETAL 13

VAULTIER 14

VENTURIS 14

VERACITY 17

VERATRIA 12

VERATRIN 13

VERBATIM 18

VERDICTS 16

VERDITER 13

VERISTIC 15

VERITIES 12

VERTICAL 16

VERTICES 15

VERTICIL 16

VERTIGOS 14

VESTIARY 14

VESTRIES 12

VETIVERS 16

VETIVERT 16

VIATORES 12

VIBRATED 16

VIBRATES 15

VICARATE 15

VICTRESS 15

VINTAGER 15

VINTNERS 14

VIOLATER 13

VIRGATES 14

VIRTUOSE 13

VIRULENT 15

VISITERS 12

VITAMERS 15

VITREOUS 13

VITRINES 13

VIZIRATE 21

VOMITERS 15

VORTICES 15

VOTARIES 12

7 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

BREVITY 16

DIVERTS 12

EVICTOR 14

FURTIVE 15

GRIVETS 13

INVERTS 12

INVITER 12

OVERLIT 12

OVERTIP 14

PRIVATE 14

PRIVETS 14

RESTIVE 11

REVISIT 11

REVUIST 12

RIVETED 12

RIVETER 11

RIVULET 13

STIVERS 11

STRIVED 12

STRIVEN 12

STRIVER 11

STRIVES 11

STUIVER 12

THRIVED 14

THRIVEN 14

THRIVER 13

THRIVES 13

TRIVETS 11

VARIATE 11

VARIETY 13

VASTIER 11

VENTURI 13

VERDICT 15

VERIEST 11

VERISTS 11

VERITAS 11

VERITES 11

VERTIGO 13

VETIVER 15

VIBRATE 14

VINTNER 13

VIRGATE 13

VIRTUES 12

VISITER 11

VITAMER 14

VITRINE 12

VOMITER 14

6 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

DIVERT 11

GRIVET 12

INVERT 11

PRIVET 13

RIVETS 10

STIVER 10

STRIVE 10

THRIVE 12

TRIVET 10

VERIST 10

VERITE 10

VERITY 12

VIRTUE 11

5 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

RIVET 9

4 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

ITER 4

RITE 4

RIVE 8

TIER 4

TIRE 4

VERT 8

VIER 8

3 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

IRE 3

REI 3

RET 3

REV 7

TIE 3

VET 7

VIE 7

2 letter words with the letters RIVET ↑

ER 2

ET 2

IT 2

RE 2

TI 2

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