Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To construct a banister.

  2. (transitive)To act as a banister.

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom kept his hand on the banister as he walked down the stairs.

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  2. Tom slid down the banister.

    ruТом съехал вниз по перилам.

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  3. Tom leaned over the banister.

    ruТом перегнулся через перила.

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  4. I slid down the banister.

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  5. Our banisters are made of steel.

    deUnser Treppengeländer ist aus Stahl.

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Origin

Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.

Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.

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Forms

banisters, banistering, banistered, banistered
Base formbanister · to banister
3rd person singularbanisters
Present participlebanistering
Past simplebanistered
Past participlebanistered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybanister
he, she, itbanisters

Past simpleLesson

all personsbanistered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave banistered
he, she, ithas banistered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill banister

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bangkokbanglebanishC2banjobankA1
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