Defenition of the word gallows

• Defenition of the word gallows

  • The wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
  • a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
  • instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
  • an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

Synonyms for the word gallows

• • gallous
  • gallowstree
  • gibbet
  • scaffold

Similar words in the gallows

• • gallows
  • gallows's

Meronymys for the word gallows

• • hangman's halter
  • hangman's rope
  • hemp
  • hempen necktie

Hyponyms for the word gallows

• • gallous
  • gallows tree
  • gallows-tree
  • gibbet

Hypernyms for the word gallows

• • instrument of execution

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