Definition of console
1 : an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
2 : console table
3a : an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is playedb : a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (such as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (such as a computer or dubber)
4a : a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floorb : a small storage cabinet between bucket seats in an automobile
5 : an electronic system that connects to a display (such as a television set) and is used primarily to play video games
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Examples of console in a Sentence
a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components
Recent Examples of console from the Web
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The 5,200-square-foot location will feature 50 arcade games, five pinball machines, several console stations, from Atari to WiiU, and a media store.
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The wider portion of the tray is above the shifter console and ideal to lay a phone and run the charging cable through a little access portal the USB below.
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The Japanese game maker behind iconic, international franchises will offer customers 21 titles in all for its new mini console and two controllers.
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The girls walk over to it and see that the center console is displaying the infamous kissing rock video from season 1.
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Stowaway trays in a center console provide perches for laptops and can be combined into a single center table.
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Officers obtained verbal consent to search the vehicle and found a small amount of marijuana inside the console.
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Fees will be charged for CRT items and other items such as: CRT Monitors, $5; CRT TVs $30-$50; wood console and big screen/projection TVs, $50; LED/LCD/Plasma TVs, $10; Freon containing devices, $10.
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The walls between PCs and consoles keep crumbling down.
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Origin and Etymology of console
French
Definition of console
consoled
;consoling
transitive verb
: to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : comfort console a widow I consoled myself with the thought that things could be much worse.
Examples of console in a Sentence
Nothing could console her after his death.
the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral
Recent Examples of console from the Web
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Nearby, other workers consoled the equally upset technician.
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Sisters Meg Theno, of Cambridge, Wis.; Nancy Theno Peth, of La Grange, and Jan Theno Shiff, of St. Mary's, Ga., gathered in Aurora last week to console one another about their older brother's unexpected death.
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Ortiz lived at the Hawthorne Inn on the Berlin Turnpike during his time in New Britain, and frequently consoled struggling Rock Cats teammate Torii Hunter.
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About 1 ½ hours after leaving the court, Federer met with his parents for consoling hugs and kisses on the cheek.
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There is a single USB port, an auxiliary port, and a 12-volt outlet behind a small door at the front of the center console up front.
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In one especially-touching letter, Prince Charles consoled the First Lady after her husband died in 2004.
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Even children not directly affected by attacks have been shaken, as a video that went viral of a man consoling his son after the Bataclan attacks in Paris in November 2015 shows.
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After assuring viewers this is real life, Oliver attempted to console viewers with his belief that Trump may be unhappy in his current post.
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Origin and Etymology of console
French consoler, from Latin consolari, from com- + solari to console
CONSOLE Defined for English Language Learners
console
playDefinition of console for English Language Learners
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: a flat surface that contains the controls for a machine, for a piece of electrical equipment, etc.
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: a cabinet for a stereo or television that stands on the floor
console
playDefinition of console for English Language Learners
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: to try to make (someone) feel less sadness or disappointment
CONSOLE Defined for Kids
Definition of console for Students
consoled
;consoling
: to comfort in a time of grief or distress
Definition of console for Students
1 : a panel on which are dials and switches for controlling an electronic or mechanical device
2 : an electronic system that connects to a display (as a TV) and is used to play video games
3 : a cabinet (as for a television) that stands on the floor
4 : the part of an organ at which the organist sits and which contains the keyboard and controls
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