scaffold
/ˈskæfəʊld/noun
उच्चारण स्कैफ़ोल्ड
फाँसी का तख़्ता, वधमंच
Core word
noun
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[C]
a platform used in the past when executing people by hanging them or cutting off their heads
फाँसी का तख़्ता, वधमंच
- The rebel leader walked bravely to the scaffold.
- The historian described how crowds once gathered around the scaffold in the town square.
- The king was taken to the scaffold at dawn.
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- The novel ends with the hero's walk to the scaffold.
- He was condemned to the scaffold for treason.
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[C]
a structure of poles and boards that workers stand on when they are building, repairing or painting a building
मचान, पाड़
- Workers stood on a scaffold to paint the outer walls of the hostel.
- Bamboo scaffolds surrounded the building while it was being painted.
- Painters worked high up on a scaffold outside the hotel.
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- A scaffold collapsed at the building site, but nobody was hurt.
- The workers climbed the scaffold with buckets of cement.
Synonyms scaffolding framework platform
◇Word family
scaffolding noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the structure of poles and boards around a building is usually called scaffolding, which is an uncountable noun.
Usage में किसी इमारत के चारों ओर बने खंभों और तख़्तों के ढाँचे को आमतौर पर scaffolding कहा जाता है, जो एक uncountable noun है।