stair rods
Carpet step anchors
Stair rods are metal bars that run across the base of each step on a carpeted staircase, holding the carpet in place where the tread meets the riser.
Once common in older homes, they're now largely decorative.
The phrase raining stair rods is British slang for extremely heavy rain—drops so thick and straight they resemble metal rods.
Intense precipitation event
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- peltingStriking repeatedly with projectiles
cats and dogs · soaking · drenching · monsoon · rainstorm · bucketing · hammering · sheeting
One who sprints
- gripperDevice that grasps firmly
- underlayMaterial beneath flooring
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- chromeReflective metal coating
polished · finials · brackets · fitting · antique · victorian · restoration · ornamental
Copper-zinc metal mixture
- chromeReflective metal coating
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
- ironmongeryMetal household fittings
finials · brackets · fittings · fixtures · fasteners · ornamental · antique · decorative
downpour
Intense precipitation event
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
pelting · cats and dogs · soaking · drenching · monsoon · rainstorm · bucketing · hammering · sheeting · pouring
runner
One who sprints
chrome · polished · finials · brackets · fitting · antique · victorian · restoration · ornamental · decorative
brass
Copper-zinc metal mixture
- chromeReflective metal coating
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
ironmongery · finials · brackets · fittings · fixtures · fasteners · ornamental · antique · decorative · tubular
stair rodshandrails
Bars for gripping while walking
banister · stair railings · grab rails · balustrade · newel post
stair, rod, stairs, rods, stairway, stairways, staircase, staircases, stairwell