scaffold

English Thesaurus

1. a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	arrangement,
definition	:	an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging (noun.group)

part meronym	:	scaffolding, staging,
definition	:	a system of scaffolds (noun.artifact)

2. a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	platform,
definition	:	a raised horizontal surface (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	instrument of execution,
definition	:	an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person (noun.artifact)

3. provide with a scaffold for support (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	hold, hold up, support, sustain,
definition	:	be the physical support of; carry the weight of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	scaffolding, staging,
definition	:	a system of scaffolds (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	scaffolding, staging,
definition	:	a system of scaffolds (noun.artifact)