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scaffold

/ scaffold /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
Type of:
arrangement
Has parts:
scaffolding staging
noun Sense 2
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
Type of:
platform
Has parts:
instrument of execution
verb Sense 3
provide with a scaffold for support
"scaffold the building before painting it"
Type of:
hold support sustain
Derived:
scaffolding staging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
2
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arrangement platform hold support sustain