- scaffold⇄noun 1. a temporary structure for holding workmen and materials during the construction, repair, or decoration of a building.
2. a raised platform on which criminals are put to death, especially by hanging.
Ex. Truth forever on the scaffold, - scaffold⇄scaffold, noun, verb.
- scaffold⇄v.t. to furnish with a scaffold; support with a scaffold.
Ex. The walls were scaffolded for the use of firearms (Scott).