console

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UK /ˈkɒn.səʊl/ US /ˈkɑn.soʊl/

noun 5verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

bottom, close, magnetic, new, new, other, popular, turned

I found the controller under the bottom console of the old arcade machine.

VERB + CONSOLE

blared, cannot, drop, expose, game, get, handheld, leave

He couldn't put the game console down until he finished the final level.

CONSOLE + NOUN

ac, accessories, adaptor, dust, it's, taninna, woman

I need to buy a new console adapter because the old one stopped working last week.

PREP.

from, in, into, on, on, out, than

She tried to console him on the loss of his beloved dog last week.

Definitions

noun

A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.

The film's music blared from the console.

A desk-like cabinet, table, or stand upon which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.

An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.

The operating console of the new Glasgow Central cabin is divided into four sections, each at an angle to each other and each of which is normally under one signalman's control; [...]

An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.

Consoles continue to gain traction in the video game market.

I rarely play FPS on a PC these days. I'm lazy and it's just so much easier to stick on Halo or Modern Warfare 2 on a console. Plus after a day in front of a PC I don't necessarily want to spend an evening in front of one.

verb

To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

However, she contained herself as best she might, consoled by the reflection that her reasoning had been justified by events.

1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter X, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling "Do you remember, my friend, that I went to Tostes once when you had just lost your first deceased? I consoled you at that time. I thought of something to say then, but now—" Then, with a loud groan that shook his whole chest, "Ah! this is the end for me, do you see! I saw my wife go, then my son, and now to-day it's my daughter."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

cabinet

verb — give moral or emotional strength to

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The film's music blared from the console.

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The operating console of the new Glasgow Central cabin is divided into four sections, each at an angle to each other and each of which is normally under one signalman's control; [...]

Wiktionary

Consoles continue to gain traction in the video game market.

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However, she contained herself as best she might, consoled by the reflection that her reasoning had been justified by events.

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If the metal plate terminal of the game cassette is dirty it may be difficult for the game to start when the cassette is inserted into the game console.

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