13
support(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
10
prop(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
8
bolster(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
7
brace(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
7
buttress(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
7
staff(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
7
stick(noun, support, prop)
5
crotch(noun, angularity)
5
backing(noun, support)
5
baton(noun, support)
5
cane(noun, support, prop)
5
mainstay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
5
rest
5
shore(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
5
stay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
4
aid(noun, support, prop, leg)
3
alpenstock
3
ankle(noun, angularity)
3
back
3
bear(verb, hold, maintain, stay, base)
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