CONSOLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does console mean?
• CONSOLE (noun)
The noun CONSOLE has 4 senses:
1. a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
2. 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. an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)
4. housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
Familiarity information: CONSOLE used as a noun is uncommon.
• CONSOLE (verb)
The verb CONSOLE has 1 sense:
1. give moral or emotional strength to
Familiarity information: CONSOLE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CONSOLE (noun)
Meaning:
A small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
console table; console
Hypernyms ("console" is a kind of...):
table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("console" is a kind of...):
scientific instrument (an instrument used by scientists)
Domain category:
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Meaning:
An ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the bust of Napoleon stood on a console
Hypernyms ("console" is a kind of...):
bracket (an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf))
Meaning:
Housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cabinet; console
Hypernyms ("console" is a kind of...):
housing (a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)
• CONSOLE (verb)
Meaning:
Give moral or emotional strength to
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
comfort; console; solace; soothe
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "console"):
calm; calm down; lull; quiet; quieten; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize (make calm or still)
allay; ease; relieve; still (lessen the intensity of or calm)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The good news will console her
The performance is likely to console Sue
