Definition of scaffolding
: a system of scaffolds;
also
: material for scaffolds
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Nurses, fearing the sight would cause his volatile blood pressure to spike, had hoisted the limb up and behind his head to hide the scaffolding holding it together.
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Nurses, fearing the sight would cause his volatile blood pressure to spike, had hoisted the limb up and behind his head to hide the scaffolding holding it together.
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One long-haired actor, clearly still buzzing from the high of the performance, climbed up the scaffolding and started swinging from it with a massive smile plastered across his face.
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Vygotsky had written about how children learn with the help of various kinds of scaffolding from the world outside—the help of a teacher, the physical support of a parent.
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At one time or another, the company once known as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds has made products as diverse as cannonballs, skillets, troop carriers and scaffolding.
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Perez then moved out and encouraged Portales-Lara, his friend and co-worker at a scaffolding company, to move in and help the woman cover her expenses, authorities said, reports NOLA.com.
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Donald Trump successfully channeled that spirit in 2016—just without the usual scaffolding of conservative principles and paeans to Ronald Reagan.
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Perez-Espinosa, who had worked as a fisherman and boat captain in Cuba, worked at a scaffolding company with Portales-Lara, a Honduran immigrant who moved to Kenner to be near his young daughter.
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First Known Use of scaffolding
14th century
SCAFFOLDING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of scaffolding for English Language Learners
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: the metal poles and wooden boards that are used to build or support a scaffold (sense 1)
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