scaffold
noun
a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the construction, repair, or decoration of a building.
scaffolds
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pluralof scaffold.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof scaffold (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
scaffoldnouna temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the construction, repair, or decoration of a building.
Example Sentences
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Diatoms, sea sponges, and certain plants use biological molecules and organic scaffolds to collect dissolved silicon and build complex silica structures under relatively mild conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some of the work is physically risky and will require crews being lowered in uspended scaffolds known as swing stages used by window cleaners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Such scaffolds can lead to faster, cheaper vaccine development, which otherwise can take many years and many millions of dollars.
From Salon ● May 20, 2026
For example, in the civilian context, when construction workers fall off scaffolds and can’t walk until receiving surgery and physical therapy, their employers have to provide them workers’ compensation.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
He was so awed by the size of the crowd, he didn’t even notice the “camera pit” at the foot of the stage, or the camera crews perched on high scaffolds, their movie cameras whirring.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
