| rivet | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. rivet, stud | ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt). |
| ~ decoration, ornament, ornamentation | something used to beautify. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. rivet | 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. |
| ~ clinch | the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet. |
| ~ pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| ~ engross, engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plunge | devote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ rivet | hold (someone's attention).; "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" |
| ~ recall | cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression.; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" |
| ~ think | focus one's attention on a certain state.; "Think big"; "think thin" |
| ~ zoom in | examine closely; focus one's attention on.; "He zoomed in on the book" |
| ~ take heed, listen, hear | listen and pay attention.; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" |
| v. (contact) | 4. rivet | fasten with a rivet or rivets. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. rivet | hold (someone's attention).; "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" |
| ~ engage, engross, occupy, absorb | consume all of one's attention or time.; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" |
| ~ focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate | direct one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| finish up | | |
| v. (change) | 1. clear up, finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap up | finish a task completely.; "I finally got through this homework assignment" |
| ~ complete, finish | come or bring to a finish or an end.; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" |
| ~ cap off | finish or complete, as with some decisive action.; "he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal" |
| v. (change) | 2. end up, fetch up, finish, finish up, land up, wind up | finally be or do something.; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
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