consist
to be made up or composed (usually followed by of): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
to be comprised or contained (usually followed by in): Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.
Archaic. to exist together or be capable of existing together.
Obsolete. to insist; urge.
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
Origin of consist
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How to use consist in a sentence
Additionally, its pads apart from the ride and snare consist of only one detection zone.
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I Am The Hague! Sylvester Stallone's 'Expendable' Wet Dream | Amy Zimmerman | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThough the rings look solid, they consist of a huge number of icy particles that reflect sunlight back.
Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings | Matthew R. Francis | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Yes, there are dissidents and maybe they consist of one percent or two percent of the population,” he told PBS in 1999.
His suggestion: “a telepathy shield” that “would consist of a thin metal foil around the brain.”
Arnold said her ten plaintiffs are just the ones they named, and she “expects the class to consist of over 100,000 people.”
Better Call Rosemarie! Meet the Lawyer Suing Christie Over Bridgegate | Olivia Nuzzi | January 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe differences in the three great makers seems to be now decided to consist in fullness of tone and quantity of power.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceThey consist of a more or less dense network of hyph and numerous round or oval refractive spores.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe group appeared to consist of three islands, all low and of small size.
They both consist of naked, inhospitable masses of rock, and serve at most as resting places for a few gulls.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWe are told their ideas of government consist in believing that implicit obedience is due both to king and priests.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
British Dictionary definitions for consist
/ (kənˈsɪst) /
(foll by of) to be composed (of); be formed (of): syrup consists of sugar and water
(foll by in or of) to have its existence (in); lie (in); be expressed (by): his religion consists only in going to church
to be compatible or consistent; accord
Origin of consist
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