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    BALUSTERS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from fallingplay

    Synonyms:

    balusters; balustrade; banister; bannister; handrail

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("balusters" is a kind of...):

    barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

    Meronyms (parts of "balusters"):

    baluster (one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing)

    rail; railing (a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports)

    Holonyms ("balusters" is a part of...):

    balcony (a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet)

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