rivet vs recall

rivet and recall both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rivet	Yes	No	Yes	No
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recall is a hyponym of rivet; that is, recall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rivet:

rivet: direct one's attention on something
recall: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

Other hyponyms of rivet include absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep, think, zoom in, hear, listen, take heed.

rivet (noun)	recall (noun)
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	the act of removing an official by petition
ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)	the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
	a call to return
	a bugle call that signals troops to return
	a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

rivet (verb)	recall (verb)
direct one's attention on something	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
hold (someone's attention)	cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
fasten with a rivet or rivets	go back to something earlier
	summon to return
	cause to be returned
	make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
	bring to mind