scaffold scaffold /ˈskæfəld/

noun

1. () A platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)  ( scaffold )
   a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
   
2. A temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers  ( scaffold )
   a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
    Workers erected a scaffold around the historic building for restoration work.
   Workers erected a scaffold around the historic building for restoration work.
   
   

verb

1. Provide with a scaffold for support  ( scaffold )
   provide with a scaffold for support
    Scaffold the building before painting it
   scaffold the building before painting it