| bastioned(adjective, firm, guarded, protected, defended) |
| blinding(verb, close, fortify, blinded, safeguard) |
| cared for(verb, expression, adjective, firm, defend) |
| cover all bases(verb, expression, idiom, protect, shield) |
| cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close, keep) |
| covered up(verb, expression, close, protect, shield) |
| covering up(verb, expression, close, protect, shield) |
| defended |
| forted |
| fortressed(adjective, firm, guarded, protected, defended) |
| garrisoned(verb, adjective, firm, defend, occupy) |
| manned |
| reinforced(verb, adjective, guarded, protected, defended) |
| screen(verb, close, protect, guard, fortify) |
| shotgun(verb, keep, observe, protect, shield) |
| shrouded(verb, close, fortify, blinded, safeguard) |
| take under wing(verb, expression, idiom, protect, shield) |
| wall off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close, obscure) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, oppose) |
| watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, defend, protect) |