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Item that may be slid down
Answer for the clue "Item that may be slid down ", 8 letters:
banister
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Word definitions for banister in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: bannister , balustrade , balusters , handrail ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The handrail on the side of a staircase. 2 One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster. vb. 1 To construct a banister 2 To act as a banister
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Baluster \Bal"us*ter\, n. [F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L. balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr. balay`stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.] (Arch.) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, ...
Usage examples of banister.
Switching the Berretta to his left hand, hegroped for the banister with his right.
Switching the Berretta to his left hand, he groped for the banister with his right.
Ryan was leaping up the first flight, booting down on the prone body of the first man and clutching at the corner pole of the banister, yanking himself up and around and grabbing the third man as he tottered forward on the rebound from the wall.
The climb was steep, though, and there was no banister, just the edges of the stairwell groove itself, wobbling up and down from ankle to shoulder height and back again as it passed through the tallowy features of the rock face.
Tristen rubbed his ungloved fingers across the stonework of the banister, exploring the sting and the depth of the coating.
Jenny Blair raced ahead of Bena to the staircase, where she saved time by sliding down as much of the banisters as she dared.
Only the toasted richness of a Biedermeier tall case clock, the matte black of the wrought iron banister, and the golden flamboyance of a Louis XV giltwood mirror intruded upon the unrelenting whiteness.
They saw her walking up and down, examining the napkin-rings, the candlesticks, the banister rails against the walls, while Binet stroked his beard with satisfaction.
In the middle, disklike projections from each wedge lay stacked, one above the next, all the way down, forming a round, vertical banister that she used to steady herself while dropping lower and lower, round and around.
Barefooted, she stole down the carpeted stairs, with one hand on the banister.
Jill was talking to the parlormaid whose head had popped up over the banisters flanking the stairs that led to the kitchen.
The mob-capped heads of two of the parlormaids emerged through the banisters on the second-floor balcony.
Clare turned to go back his eye fell upon Tom, who was standing uneasily, shifting from one foot to the other, while Adolph stood negligently leaning against the banisters, examining Tom through an opera-glass, with an air that would have done credit to any dandy living.
Mr Bullett-Finch clung to the banisters and peered through a duststorm of plaster and powdered brick while the furnishings of which his wife had been so rightly proud hurtled past him from the upstairs rooms.
Armed Enforcers in full uniform lined the banister for one full swing of the spiral.