🏗️scaffold

noun
/ˈskæf.əʊld/

Meaning

A temporary platform used to support workers and materials during the construction or repair of a building.
a temporary structure used by workers to stand on when building or repairing something high; a platform for execution

Example Sentences

The workers stood on the scaffold to paint the building.

The workers erected a scaffold to paint the building's exterior.

Example Expressions

end on the scaffold

Synonyms

platform, staging, structure, framework
Entry 1
platform, staging, structure, framework
Entry 2
platform, framework, structure, staging

Antonyms

ground, foundation

Collocations

build scaffold, scaffold tower, metal scaffold, scaffold collapse, erect scaffold, scaffold platform, scaffold structure, construction scaffold
Entry 1
build scaffold, scaffold tower, metal scaffold, scaffold collapse
Entry 2
erect scaffold, scaffold platform, scaffold structure, construction scaffold

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