console

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall

Definition categories: man–made, table

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)

Definition categories: man–made

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

- the bust of Napoleon stood on a console

Definition categories: man–made, bracket

4. housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

Similar word(s): cabinet

Definition categories: man–made, housing

verb

1. give moral or emotional strength to

Similar word(s): comfort, solace, soothe

Definition categories: emotion