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English noun: scaffold

1. scaffold (artifact) a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)


Broader (hypernym)platform


Part meronyminstrument of execution

2. scaffold (artifact) a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers


Broader (hypernym)arrangement


Part meronymscaffolding, staging


English verb: scaffold

1. scaffold (contact) provide with a scaffold for support


SamplesScaffold the building before painting it.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)hold, hold up, support, sustain









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