Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 16 compound words that contain rivet. The most common are listed below. Open rivet in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- almain rivetA kind of light, flexible plate armour first used in Germany around 1450, designed to be manufactured easily, especially en masse.
- pop rivetA blind rivet; a rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; after passing the bucktail through the items to be secured, the rivet gun is attached to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the rivet, which upsets …
- blind rivetA rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; most commonly a pop rivet fitted by passing the bucktail through the sheets to be secured, then attaching a rivet gun to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the …
- rivet gunA tool used by a riveter for joining pieces of metal together with a rivet.
- rivet wheatpoulard wheat, Triticum turgidum
- rivet counterA person who has an obsession with the minutiae of their particular interest, especially in military and technology history. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
- de-rivetTo remove a rivet.
- rivet countersplural of rivet counter: A person who has an obsession with the minutiae of their particular interest, especially in military and technology history. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
- rivet gunsplural of rivet gun: A tool used by a riveter for joining pieces of metal together with a rivet.
- rivet hearthA light portable furnace for heating rivets.
- rivet knobA tool for swaging rivet heads.
- rivet knobsplural of rivet knob: A tool for swaging rivet heads.
- rivet setAn adaptor for a rivet gun, which matches the shape of the factory head of a solid rivet, to maximise the impulse which can be transmitted without damaging the rivet head.
- rivet setsplural of rivet set: An adaptor for a rivet gun, which matches the shape of the factory head of a solid rivet, to maximise the impulse which can be transmitted without damaging the rivet head.
- rivet hearthsplural of rivet hearth: A light portable furnace for heating rivets.
- Almaine RivetAlternative spelling of almain rivet: A kind of light, flexible plate armour first used in Germany around 1450, designed to be manufactured easily, especially en masse.
Compound words 16
- scrivetA type of fastener made of plastic, comprising a screw and a captive nut, made for one-sided access in fastening body panels, fairings, splash shields, and so on; an instance thereof.
- rerivetTo fit with new rivets.
- rivetableAble to be fastened with rivets.
- rivetlessWithout rivets.
- rivetlikeResembling or characteristic of a rivet.
- unrivetTo remove or loosen the rivets of.
- rivetheadAn aficionado of industrial music.
- rivetersplural of riveter: A person whose job is to rivet.
- rivetingsplural of riveting: present participle and gerund of rivet
- rivettedsimple past and past participle of rivet