English noun: scaffold | |||
1. | scaffold (artifact) a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | platform | ||
Part meronym | instrument of execution | ||
2. | scaffold (artifact) a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrangement | ||
Part meronym | scaffolding, staging | ||
English verb: scaffold | |||
1. | scaffold (contact) provide with a scaffold for support | ||
Samples | Scaffold the building before painting it. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold, hold up, support, sustain | ||