Associations to the word «Banister»

Wiktionary

BANISTER, noun. The handrail on the side of a staircase.
BANISTER, noun. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
BANISTER, verb. To construct a banister
BANISTER, verb. To act as a banister

Dictionary definition

BANISTER, noun. A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats