Scaffolding

noun
1.
a scaffold or system of scaffolds.
2.
materials for scaffolds.
noun
1.
a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
2.
an elevated platform on which a criminal is executed, usually by hanging.
3.
a raised platform or stage for exhibiting spectacles, seating spectators, etc.
4.
any raised framework.
5.
a suspended platform that is used by painters, window washers, and others for working on a tall structure, as a skyscraper.
6.
Metallurgy. any piling or fusion of materials in a blast furnace, obstructing the flow of gases and preventing the uniform descent of the charge.
7.
a system of raised frameworks; scaffolding.
verb (used with object)
8.
to furnish with a scaffold or scaffolding.
9.
to support by or place on a scaffold.
noun
1.
a scaffold or system of scaffolds
2.
the building materials used to make scaffolds
noun
1.
a temporary metal or wooden framework that is used to support workmen and materials during the erection, repair, etc, of a building or other construction
2.
a raised wooden platform on which plays are performed, tobacco, etc, is dried, or (esp formerly) criminals are executed
verb (transitive)
3.
to provide with a scaffold
4.
to support by means of a scaffold