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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.

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Arrangement 76% connected

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Platform 76% connected

A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sustain 76% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scaffolding 74% connected

A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scaffolding 74% connected

A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 2

Scaffolding 70% connected

A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Staging 70% connected

A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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