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 | ||