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Console

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Noun

1. console, console table

a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall

2. console

a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

3. console

an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)

Example Sentences:
'the bust of Napoleon stood on a console'

4. cabinet, console

housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

Verb

5. comfort, console, solace, soothe

give moral or emotional strength to

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Console

see synonyms of console
verb
to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc
noun
1. 
an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc
2. 
the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc
3. 
a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted
4.  same as games console
5. 
a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor
6.  console table

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Console

see synonyms of console
verb transitiveWord forms: conˈsoled or conˈsoling
to make feel less sad or disappointed; comfort
noun
1. 
an ornamental bracket for supporting a shelf, bust, cornice, etc.
2. 
console table
3. 
the desklike frame containing the keys, stops, pedals, and other controls of an organ
4. 
a radio, television, or phonograph cabinet designed to stand on the floor
5.  US
an instrument panel or unit, containing gauges and the controls for operating aircraft, automobiles, computers, and other electrical or electronic systems
6. 
a raised portion between bucket seats in an automobile, containing storage compartments, switches and controls, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Console

see synonyms of console
tr.v. con·soled, con·sol·ing, con·soles
To allay the sorrow or grief of (someone). See Synonyms at comfort.
n.
1.
a. A central control panel for a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system.
b. Computers The keyboard and monitor, considered as a unit by which a user provides input and receives output from a central processing unit.
c. An instrument panel.
d. A computer system designed to play a specific format of video game using special controllers and a separate display, such as a television.
2. Music The desklike part of an organ that contains the keyboard, stops, and pedals.
3. A small storage compartment mounted between bucket seats in an automobile.
4. A small, freestanding cabinet, especially one housing a television or stereo equipment.
5. An often scroll-shaped bracket used for decoration or for supporting a projecting member, such as a cornice or shelf.
6. A console table.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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