scaffold

scaf-fold · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A temporary structure used to support workers and materials during construction or repair.

  2. 2.

    [historical]A raised platform for executions.

  3. 3.

    A framework or structure supporting something.

  4. 4.

    [as verb]To provide with a scaffold; to support learning gradually.

Forms

plural: scaffolds

Related words

See also: construction, framework, platform
Synonyms: framework, platform

Etymology

From Old North French escafaut ("platform"), possibly from ex- + catafalicum ("viewing platform").