a structure consisting of poles and boards on the outside of a building, that people stand on when they are working on the building
Synonyms and related words
Frames and supports for structures
frame
foundation
support
2
a structure on which criminals were killed in the past by being hanged or beheaded
Synonyms and related words
The punishment of being legally killed
behead
capital punishment
the chair
scaffold
noun countable
US /ˈskæfəld/US /ˈskæfoʊld/
Word Forms
singular
scaffold
plural
scaffolds
DEFINITIONS2
1
a structure consisting of poles and boards on the outside of a building, that people stand on when they are working on the building
Synonyms and related words
Frames and supports for structures
frame
foundation
support
1a
Americana structure that can be moved up and down that someone stands in when they are working on the outside of a tall building, especially cleaning the windows 3
Synonyms and related words
Frames and supports for structures
frame
foundation
support
2
a structure on which criminals were killed in the past by being hanged or beheaded