22 entries under backbone topic. ×

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support(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
10
prop(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)
5
mainstay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
5
stay(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain)
2
maintainer(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
2
spine(support, prop)
2
supporter(noun, support, reserve, prop, pillar)
2
sustainer(noun, support, prop, pillar)
2
upholder(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
1
anchor(support, prop, pillar)
1
pillar(noun, support, prop)
0
bulwark(support, prop, pillar)
0
chief support(expression, support, prop, pillar)
0
good right arm(expression, support, prop, pillar)
0
linchpin(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
0
right-hand person(expression, support, prop, pillar)
0
sinew(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
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