verb Download 🔗Share To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding. Examples : "The construction crew is scaffolding the new school building for the upcoming renovation. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sustain; to provide support for. Examples : "The teacher is scaffolding the students' learning by providing extra help and practice. " aid building education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes. Examples : "The ancient ceremony involved scaffolding the deceased on a high wooden platform. " ritual culture religion body history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. Examples : "The construction workers used scaffolding to reach the high windows of the new school building. " architecture building material structure technical work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development. Examples : "The programmer created some basic scaffolding for the new website, including the header and footer, before starting on the more complex page content. " computing technology structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any framework or support. Examples : "The construction workers used scaffolding to reach the high windows of the new building. " architecture building material structure technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
