| n. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; | |
| 3. | (Metal.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To furnish or uphold with a scaffold. |
| Noun | 1. | scaffold - a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) |
| 2. | scaffold - a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers | |
| Verb | 1. | scaffold - provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it" |