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Console

/ˈkɒn.səʊl/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Console"

noun

1
A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
2
A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
3
An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
4
A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.

🔄 Synonyms of "Console"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
solacenoun	Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
comfortnoun	Contentment, ease.
sootheverb	(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
cabinetnoun	A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
console tablenoun	A table designed to fit against a wall, often styled with curved legs to look bracket-mounted.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Console"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
console tablenoun	A table designed to fit against a wall, often styled with curved legs to look bracket-mounted.
cabinetnoun	A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
sootheverb	(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
solacenoun	Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.
comfortnoun	Contentment, ease.
desknoun	A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
decknoun	(card games) A pack or set of playing cards.
cantilevernoun	(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
anconnoun	(anatomy) The elbow.
dashboardnoun	A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.
consulnoun	(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
pulpitnoun	(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.
mainframenoun	(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.
bracketsnoun	A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
dashboardsnoun	A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.
rrasnoun	—
heartenverb	(transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
reassureverb	(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
cheernoun	(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
calmverb	(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.