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  • 71rivet —    (of a male) to copulate with    Literally, to pass a rigid metal fastener though a hole:     When I was an undergraduate you got sent down if you were caught riveting a dolly. (Sharpe, 1974) …

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  • 72rivet — v. a. Fasten, fix, make firm …

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  • 73rivet — 1 verb 1 be riveted on/to if your attention is riveted on something, you are so frightened or so interested that you keep looking at it: Barnes watched in terror, his eyes riveted on the huge tiger. 2 be riveted to the spot to be so shocked or… …

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  • 74rivet — n 1. bolt, anchor, pin, tack, button. v 2. fasten, secure, fasten securely, bolt down, batten, affix, clinch, pinion; attach, link, clasp, lock, fix, fix firmly, make fast, lock or bolt in place, bond. 3. concentrate on, give attention to, focus… …

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  • 75rivet — riv·et …

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  • 76rivet — nm. RIVÈ (Albanais) …

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  • 77rivet — n. & v. n. a nail or bolt for holding together metal plates etc., its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place. v.tr. (riveted, riveting) 1 a join or fasten with rivets. b beat out or press down the end of (a nail or bolt). c… …

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  • 78РИВÉ (Rivet) Поль — (Rivet) Поль (1876–1958), франц. языковед. Тр. в области индейских языков (аравакские, пано такана языки и др.) …

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  • 79rivet counter — noun A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items …

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  • 80Rivet, Paul — ► (1876 1958) Antropólogo y etnólogo francés. Formuló la teoría sobre la influencia australiana y melanesia en los indios de América del Sur …

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