console

Meanings

Noun

• a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
• 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)
• an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)
  • "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"
• housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

Verb

• give moral or emotional strength to

Synonyms

cabinet, comfort, console table, solace, soothe