Usually means: Handrail for stairs or steps.
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  1. Bannister, bannister: Merriam-Webster
  2. bannister: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bannister: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Bannister: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Bannister, bannister: Vocabulary.com
  6. Bannister, bannister: Wordnik
  7. Bannister, bannister: Wiktionary
  8. bannister: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. bannister: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. bannister: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. bannister: Dictionary.com
  12. Bannister (disambiguation), Bannister: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. bannister: Rhymezone
  14. bannister: FreeDictionary.org
  15. bannister: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. Bannister: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. bannister: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. Bannister: Encyclopedia

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  1. bannister: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets.
▸ noun:  A placename:
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Elba Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, United States.
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.
▸ noun:  Alternative form of banister [The handrail on the side of a staircase.]

Similar:
banister, handrail, balustrade, balusters, bannerman, Banyard, Bannan, Bowerbank, Bann, bearer, more...

Opposite:
handrail, guardrail, railing

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Roger, Steve, John, Jim, Alan, David, more...

Phrases:
Roger Bannister, edward bannister, sir roger gilbert bannister, sir roger bannister, bannister sir roger, more...

Adjectives:
old, young, wooden, own, late, plain, polished, uppermost, dear, courtesy, british

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Similar:
banister, handrail, balustrade, balusters, bannerman, Banyard, Bannan, Bowerbank, Bann, bearer, more...

Opposite:
handrail, guardrail, railing

Types:
Roger, Steve, John, Jim, Alan, David, more...

Phrases:
Roger Bannister, edward bannister, sir roger gilbert bannister, sir roger bannister, bannister sir roger, bannister roger, sir roger (gilbert) bannister, Trevor Bannister, Reggie Bannister, Brown Bannister, more...

Adjectives:
old, young, wooden, own, late, plain, polished, uppermost, dear, courtesy, british

Colors:
    brown,     mahogany,     oak,     walnut,     maple, more...



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