scaffold

Noun
  1. A platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) (synset 104148638)
    is a type of: platform - a raised horizontal surface
    is a part of: instrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
  2. A temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers (synset 104148488)
    is a type of: arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
    is a part of: scaffolding, staging - a system of scaffolds
Verb
  1. Provide with a scaffold for support (synset 201220181)
    "scaffold the building before painting it"
    is a type of: hold, hold up, support, sustain - be the physical support of; carry the weight of

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