Words that rhyme with banister
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bestir
v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir, rouse] -
canister
n 1: a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm [syn: case shot, canister, canister shot] 2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: canister, cannister, tin] -
register
n 1: an official written record of names or events or transactions [syn: register, registry] 2: (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments 3: a book in which names and transactions are listed 4: (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind 5: an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room 6: a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device 7: a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill [syn: cash register, register] v 1: record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions 2: record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: file, register] 3: enroll to vote; "register for an election" 4: be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" [syn: record, register] 5: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record] 6: have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties [syn: cross-file, register] 7: show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register" 8: manipulate the registers of an organ 9: send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter" 10: enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" -
bannister
n 1: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) [syn: Bannister, Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister] 2: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail] -
cannister
n 1: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: canister, cannister, tin] -
hollister
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