Banister

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A handrail, especially on a staircase.
  • noun. Such a handrail together with its supporting structures.
  • noun. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A handle-brush used in spinning- and weaving-mills for cleaning the gearing of machinery.
  • noun. Corrupt forms of baluster.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A baluster.
  • noun. The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular.
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  • noun. The handrail on the side of a staircase.
  • noun. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
    • Word Usage
    "“The banister is an especially interesting piece,” Lowell said as they continued the tour."
    cross-reference
    balustrade  newel  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    barrier  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bannister  bannister  canister  cannister  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    balustrade  bannister  bedstead  bookshelf  catwalk  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Samson post  baluster  baluster  balustrade  base  
    variant
    bannister  
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