[
US
/ˈkɑnsoʊɫ, kənˈsoʊɫ/
]
NOUN
- housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
- 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)
- a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
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an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)
the bust of Napoleon stood on a console
VERB
- give moral or emotional strength to
How To Use console In A Sentence
- I compassionated him, and sometimes felt a wish to console him; but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened, and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred. Chapter 17
- The center console is neat and simple, stressing a less-is-more minimalism.
- Ten years ago, very few people had games consoles, broadband Internet or mobile phones.
- I found myself in a salon with a very well-painted, highly varnished floor; chairs and sofas covered with white draperies, a green porcelain stove, walls hung with pictures in gilt frames, a gilt pendule and other ornaments on the mantelpiece, a large lustre pendent from the centre of the ceiling, mirrors, consoles, muslin curtains, and a handsome centre table completed the inventory of furniture. The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
- Wilshere consoled her, rubbing her arm, feeling the goose flesh. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
- These guys ring each other and console or support each other in a way only 19 others know how. Times, Sunday Times
- He consoled himself that Emmanuel looked like a nice boy, who could be a good playmate for his daughter.
- Ultramarine spheres flashed over Linda's weapon console.
- Her wounds appeared fresh; she had burst into tears and could not be consoled for quite some time.
- Nothing could console him when his pet dog died.
