| gallows | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. gallows | an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging. |
| ~ gallous, gallows-tree, gallows tree, gibbet | alternative terms for gallows. |
| ~ hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. |
| ~ instrument of execution | an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person. |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| scaffold | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. scaffold | a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded). |
| ~ instrument of execution | an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. scaffold | a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers. |
| ~ scaffolding, staging | a system of scaffolds. |
| ~ arrangement | an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging.; "a flower arrangement" |
| v. (contact) | 3. scaffold | provide with a scaffold for support.; "scaffold the building before painting it" |
| ~ hold up, support, sustain, hold | be the physical support of; carry the weight of.; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" |
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