Console
WordNet
noun
(1) Housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
(2) An ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)
"The bust of Napoleon stood on a console"
(3) 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)
(4) A small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
verb
(5) Give moral or emotional strength to
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A cabinet designed to stand on the floor.
- A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
- The keyboard and screen of a computer.
- A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
- A video game console, especially as opposed to a handheld.
- An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Etymology 2
From , from
Verb
- To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.