console

/kˈɒnsəʊl/

/ˈkɑnsoʊɫ/, /kənˈsoʊɫ/

[noun] [verb]

Console

[NOUN]

a piece of furniture designed to hold electronic instruments like radios or televisions

synonyms : cabinet

an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)

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

synonyms : console table

an electronic device used for playing video games on a television or display screen

to console

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

synonyms : comfort

solace

soothe

Examples

1. My brother spends hours playing video games on his console.

2. While confirmed details are scarce, word has it that the company's next video game console will be the most powerful commercial machine ever built.

3. The heartbroken man consoled himself with the thought that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all - he was grateful for the memories and experiences he had shared with his former partner.

4. When their house was burglarized, Tom and his family were devastated, but their neighbors tried to console them by saying that lightning never strikes the same place twice.