| Scaffold (n.) A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. |
| Scaffold (n.) Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal |
| Scaffold (n.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace. |
| Scaffold (v. t.) To furnish or uphold with a scaffold. |
| scaffold a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers |
| scaffold a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) |
| scaffold provide with a scaffold for support, "scaffold the building before painting it" |