console

Formsconsoles, consoling, consoled

Pluralconsoles

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To try to make someone feel better when they are sad or upset.

   She hugged her friend to console her after the bad news.

   Nothing could console the little boy when his balloon flew away.

   Similarcomfort, soothe, cheer, solace

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2. 2
   nounabbreviation

   Short for video game console, a machine for playing games on a TV.

   He got a new console for his birthday.

   We plugged the console into the TV and started a game.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A desk or stand with buttons, switches, and screens built into it.

   The guard sat at a big console covered with buttons and small screens.

   In the theater, the lighting console is a long desk with rows of switches and a small screen.

   Similarpanel

4. 4
   nouncountable

   A box or tray between the seats of a car for keeping small things.

   Dad keeps gum and coins in the car's console.

   Put your phone in the console between our seats so it doesn't slide around while I drive.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   The keyboard and screen of a computer or other machine.

   He typed his password at the console and waited.

   The library computer's console was sticky from someone's soda.

   Similarterminal

6. 6
   nouncountable

   A machine with screens and controls that people use to watch and run an electronic system.

   The engineer watched the lights on the console to check the power supply.

   At the console, she pressed a button to open all the gates at once.

   Similarterminal

7. 7
   nouncountable

   A large cabinet that stands on the floor, often with a TV or music player built in.

   The big wooden console in the living room had a radio built into the top.

   My grandparents watched the news on an old TV console with sliding doors.

8. 8
   nouncountable

   A decorative piece that sticks out from a wall to hold up something above it.

   A stone console holds up the little roof over the door.

   The old bank has a carved console under each balcony.

   Similarbracket, corbel

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   A fancy frame or holder around a coat of arms on a building or in a picture.

   The shield on the gate rests on a stone console with leaves carved around it.

   In the old book, each family's shield is drawn on a gold console.

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