English dictionary
scaffold
/'sk/&/f/@/ld/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.
Source: webster1913
verb
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provide with a scaffold for support
ExamplesScaffold the building before painting it.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Source: webster1913