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de-rivet

de-rivet verb: to remove a rivet.

Verb

de-rivet (third-person singular simple present de-rivets, present participle de-riveting or (especially UK) de-rivetting, simple past and past participle de-riveted or (especially UK) de-rivetted)

  1. To remove a rivet.

Forms of de-rivet

third-person singular presentde-rivets
present participlede-riveting
present participle UK especiallyde-rivetting
past participlede-riveted
pastde-riveted
past participle UK especiallyde-rivetted
past UK especiallyde-rivetted

Origin of de-rivet

From de- + rivet (verb).

Words formed from de-rivet

Questions about de-rivet

What does de-rivet mean?
De-rivet means to remove a rivet.
What part of speech is de-rivet?
De-rivet is a verb.
What is the past tense of de-rivet?
The past tense of de-rivet is de-riveted.

Words near de-rivet in the dictionary

  1. de-ranks
  2. de-risk
  3. de-risked
  4. de-risking
  5. de-risks
  6. de-rivet
  7. de-riveter
  8. de-riveters
  9. de-Rozier
  10. de-Rozier balloon
  11. de-Rozier balloons

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