noun🔗ShareA structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building."The construction workers used the scaffold to paint the exterior of the school building. "architecturebuildingstructureworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn elevated platform on which a criminal is executed."The condemned man stood silently on the scaffold, awaiting his execution. "governmentlawhistorystateinhumanritualbuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn elevated platform on which dead bodies are ritually disposed of, as by some Native American tribes."The tribe built a high scaffold to honor the deceased, placing the body there for its final journey. "ritualculturereligionarchaeologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf or dome-shaped obstruction above the tuyeres in a blast furnace."The workers struggled to break down the scaffold of solidified iron that had formed inside the blast furnace, blocking the air flow. "materialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA structure that provides support for some other material."The construction workers built a scaffold to reach the high windows of the new school building. "architecturebuildingstructurematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding."The construction crew is scaffolding the new school building to prepare for the roof repairs. "buildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo sustain; to provide support for."The teacher's clear explanations scaffolded the students' understanding of the complex math concept. "structurebuildingaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes."The tribe chose to scaffold their fallen warriors on a high platform, a practice honoring their spirits and protecting them from scavengers. "ritualculturereligionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading