banister

As nouns the difference between banister and ganister

is that banister is the handrail on the side of a staircase while ganister is a hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.

As a verb banister

is to construct a banister.

As nouns the difference between banister and balister

is that banister is the handrail on the side of a staircase while balister is (obsolete) a crossbow.

As a verb banister

is to construct a banister.

As nouns the difference between banisher and banister

is that banisher is one who banishes while banister is the handrail on the side of a staircase.

As a verb banister is

to construct a banister.

As nouns the difference between bankster and banister

is that bankster is (informal|derogatory) a banker who is seen as criminally irresponsible, or as extorting bailout money from the taxpayers while banister is the handrail on the side of a staircase.

As a verb banister is

to construct a banister.

As nouns the difference between pilaster and banister

is that pilaster is (architecture) a rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration while banister is the handrail on the side of a staircase.

As a verb banister is

to construct a banister.