Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adverb

The word "gallows" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adverb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

; cross crucifix scaffold

Derived Terms

Middlesex gallows Tyburn gallows gallous gallows bird gallows frame gallows god gallows humor gallows humour gallows-bird gallows-bitts gallowsmaker gallowsness gallowsward scapegallows

Inflected/Variant Forms

gallow

Context

printing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

instrument of execution ravenstone

Type Of (IsA)

instrument of execution

Parts (Meronyms)

drop halter hangman's noose noose rope scaffold transom

Related Terms

die by hanging gallows bird gallows tree hanging tree hangworthy kill by hanging

Related Terms

beam engine braces crossbeam framework hanging rest suspenders tympan wretch

Synonym Network

gallows tree

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.