136 entries under shield topic. ×

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bulwark(verb, activity, support, close, cover)
9
conserve(verb, support, cover, keep, maintain)
9
fight(verb, separate, secure, prevent, resist)
8
contend(verb, support, state, hold, press)
8
fortify(verb, activity, secure, block, restrict)
8
withstand(verb, separate, secure, fight, prevent)
7
cherish(verb, keep, maintain, secure, do)
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hold(verb, state, take, help, charge)
7
keep safe(verb, expression, idiom, support, cover)
7
ward(noun, verb, cover, attack, keep)
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ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cover)
7
watch over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, fix)
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fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, secure)
6
fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
6
harbor(verb, support, cover, keep, love)
6
nourish(verb, support, help, fix, keep)
6
police(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
5
care for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, cover)
5
convoy(verb, cover, keep, secure, observe)
5
foster(verb, support, hold, help, fix)
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