bannisters

/ (ˈbænɪstəz) /

pl n

a variant spelling of banisters

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Words nearby bannisters

bannerman, bannerol, bannerstone, Banning, bannister, bannisters, Bannister's disease, bannock, Bannockburn, banns, banoffee

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Example sentences from the Web for bannisters

You ought to find two letters from me at Bannisters, for I have directed two to you there.
Records of Later Life|Frances Ann Kemble
Do you see that little, pale-faced, sickly-looking boy yonder, leaning over the bannisters?
The White Rose of Memphis|William C. Falkner
She fell last week over the bannisters of the stairs, and broke her arm.
Records of Later Life|Frances Ann Kemble
Phonny began to amuse himself by climbing up the railing of the bannisters, at the side of the stairs.
Mary Erskine|Jacob Abbott

She crouched back against the bannisters, covering her face with her hand.
The Cathedral|Sir Hugh Walpole

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