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rivet

n. 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

stud, boss

n. ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

fasten with a rivet

v. fasten with a rivet or rivets

center, centre, focus, pore, concentrate

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

bolt

n. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

nail

n. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

examine, look at, take a look at, examine by sight

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

aim, aspire, shoot for

v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

aim, calculate, direct

v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

engineer, mastermind, organize, direct, orchestrate

v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

funnel, move through a funnel, pour through a funnel

v. move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"

direct, send

v. cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

review, survey, go over

v. hold a review (of troops)

scrutinize, take stock, size up, take a long hard look

v. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

take, consider, look at, deal with

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

zoom, whizz, whizz along, zoom along

v. move along very quickly

zoom in on, pore over, examine closely

v. focus one's attention on

center, centre, revolve around, center on, focus on, center upon, concentrate on, revolve about

v. center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

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