Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

de-rivet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
de-riv-et
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a rivet.

Etymology

From de- + rivet (verb).

Inflected Forms

de-rivets (present, singular) de-riveting (participle, present) de-rivetting (UK, especially) de-riveted (participle, past) de-riveted (past) de-rivetted (UK, especially)

Phrases

Questions

What does de-rivet mean?
To remove a rivet.
Where does de-rivet come from?
From de- + rivet (verb).

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