The Clue
Banister (7 letter answer)
The Answer
RAILING
Tags
Notes
The answer RAILING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
RAILING as a noun:
1. (railing, rail) = a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
2. material for making rails or rails collectively
RAIL as a verb:
1. (rail, inveigh) = complain bitterly
2. (rail, rail in) = enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
3. provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
4. (rail, rail off) = separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
5. convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
6. (train, rail) = travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
7. lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
8. fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
9. (vilify, revile, vituperate, rail) = spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
10. (fulminate, rail) = criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"