to be made up or composed (usually fol. by of )

This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.

to be comprised or contained (usually fol. 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.

verb

abide , be , be contained in , be expressed by , be found in , dwell , inhere , lie , repose , rest , subsist , exist , reside , accord , check , chime , comport with , conform , correspond , fit , harmonize , match , square , tally , comprise , contain , dovetail , hold , include , stand