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banister

'bænistә6 senses · 651 ms
Level C1GRE
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noun/ˈbænɪstɚ/
  1. 1

    The rail on the side of a staircase that a person's hand holds onto.

    • wooden banister
    • polished banister
  2. 2

    One of the vertical supports of such a handrail.

verb/ˈbænɪstɚ/
  1. 1

    To construct a banister.transitive

  2. 2

    To act as a banister.transitive

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