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.

present participle of scaffold

plural of scaffolding

(transitive) To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding. / (transitive) To sustain; to provide support for.

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building. / An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.

(of a building or similar structure) supplied with erected scaffolding

simple past tense and past participle of scaffold

A person who erects and dismantles scaffolding. / (programming) A software tool that creates the basic framework or template for a new project. / A spectator in the gallery of a theatre.

plural of scaffolder

plural of scaffold