scaffold
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scaffold
- /ˈskæf.əld/ UK
- /ˈskæf.əʊld/ UK
- /ˈskæf.əld/ US
- /ˈskæf.ld/ US
Rhymes with -æfəld
Where it comes from
From Middle English scaffold, scaffalde, from Anglo-Norman schaffaut, eschaffaut, eschafal, eschaiphal, escadafaut (“platform to see a tournament”) (Modern French échafaud), from Old French es- (indicating movement away or separation) (from Latin ex- (“out, away”)) + chafaud, chafaut, chafault, caafau, caafaus, cadefaut (“scaffold for executing a criminal”), from Vulgar Latin *catafalcum (“viewing stage”), possibly from Ancient Greek κατα- (kata-, “back; against”) + Latin -falicum (from fala, phala (“wooden gallery or tower; siege tower”)).
noun scaffolds
- A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building. 1. A scaffold must be able to hold four times the load it is expected to carry. / 2. The footing for a scaffold must be level and solid and must not have motion when weight is applied. The scaffold must be level and plumb.
- An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed. The Begums' ministers, on the contrary, to extort from them the disclosure of the place which concealed the treasures, were, […] after being fettered and imprisoned, led out on to a scaffold, and this array of terrours proving unavailing, the meek tempered Middleton, as a dernier resort, menaced the
- An elevated platform on which dead bodies are ritually disposed of, as by some Native American tribes.
- An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf or dome-shaped obstruction above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
- A structure that provides support for some other material. [T]he inventors of the present invention have found that the above-described recombinant gelatin contained in the scaffold for vascular endothelial cell migration according to the present invention markedly promotes migration of vascular endothelial cells. Therefore, use of the scaffold for vascular
- A device in scaffolding, i.e. the provision of a framework or support for achieving an intended outcome of internalizing learnings by way of collaboration and later gradual withdrawal of support.
verb scaffolds · scaffolding · scaffolded
- To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.
- To sustain; to provide support for.
- To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes.
- To provide a framework or support for achieving an intended outcome of internalizing learnings by way of collaboration and later gradual withdrawal of support.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shelf, studio, tower, construct, compound, assemblage, assembling, platform, composed, consisting, framework, support, rig, trestle, staging, lattice
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noun structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on
| Español | andamio, andamiaje, andamiada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비계 bigye |
| 日本語 | 足場 ashiba |
| 中文 | 腳手架 /脚手架 jiǎoshǒujià |
| Português | andaime |
| Français | échafaudage, échafaud |
| Deutsch | Gerüst, Baugerüst |
| Italiano | impalcatura, ponteggio |
| Ελληνικά | σκαλωσιά skalosiá |
| Română | schelărie |
| Русский | леса́ lesá, подмо́стки podmóstki |
| العربية | سِقَالَة siqāla, إِسْقَالَة ʔisqāla |
noun platform for executions
| Español | horca, patíbulo, cadalso, cadahalso, forca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교수대 gyosudae, 처형대 cheohyeongdae |
| 日本語 | 絞首台 kōshudai, 処刑台 shokeidai |
| 中文 | 絞刑台, 絞刑臺 /绞刑台 jiǎoxíngtái |
| Português | cadafalso |
| Français | échafaud |
| Deutsch | Schafott |
| Italiano | patibolo |
| Ελληνικά | ικρίωμα ikríoma |
| Română | eșafod |
| Русский | эшафо́т ešafót, пла́ха pláxa |
verb set up scaffolding
| Español | andamiar |
|---|---|
| Français | échafauder |
| Deutsch | einrüsten |
Talk about this word "scaffold." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scaffold. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scaffold. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scaffold "scaffold." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scaffold.Cite this
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title = {scaffold},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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