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Meaning of scaffold

- A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.
- Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.
- An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
- To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.

Crossword clue for scaffold

- Framework for hanging lad. Scoff in confusion
- Raised platform
- Temporary framework erected around a building