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
Examples from the Web for consisting
Contemporary Examples of consisting
Currently, an election “committee” consisting of 1,200 Hongkongers votes for the chief executive.
The series began as a personal project, consisting of portraits of fashion models and actors with their mothers.
The group, consisting of students from grade six to grade 12, just arrived in New York from India last night for a 10-day trip.
This could be short-term and (relatively) inexpensive, consisting of cruise missiles fired at military targets.
His paper trail is thin, consisting primarily of more than 90 lawsuits.
Historical Examples of consisting
Pee-wee took his customary eye-opener, consisting of a gumdrop.
Pee-wee HarrisPercy Keese Fitzhugh
The pileus is without a cuticle, consisting of interwoven fibres.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
The hind teeth, consisting of premolars and molars, are used for grinding.
The Meaning of EvolutionSamuel Christian Schmucker
The party was a large one, consisting of five ladies and four gentlemen.
Victor's TriumphMrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
A division of cavalry was organized, consisting of two brigades.
Personal Recollections of a CavalrymanJ. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
consist
- (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