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scaffold

/skˈæfəld/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
  2. a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers

verb

  1. provide with a scaffold for support
    “scaffold the building before painting it”

Words that rhyme with scaffold

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