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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Name

Definition 1:
• A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• An unincorporated community and district in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
Labels: countable, uncountable
Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪstɚ/

Definition 1:
• The rail on the side of a staircase that a person's hand holds onto.
Example: wooden banister
Example: polished banister
Example: lean on the banister
Example: She slid down the wooden banister like a child.
Example: He grasped the banister as he climbed the stairs.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: handrail

Definition 2:
• One of the vertical supports of such a handrail.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: baluster
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪstɚ/

Definition 1:
• To construct a banister.
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To act as a banister.
Labels: transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/banister