94 entries under shield topic. ×

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bulwark(noun, support, hold, cover, keep)
5
barrier(noun, difficulty, problem, shelter)
5
cover(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain)
5
screen(noun, verb, support, hold, cover)
4
stonewall(noun, verb, support, cover, keep)
3
defend(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
3
guard against(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
oppose(verb, hold, maintain, secure, resist)
3
protect(verb, hold, cover, keep, maintain)
3
ward off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
beat off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
care for(expression, support, hold, cover, keep)
2
cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
conserve(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
2
contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
cover up(expression, support, cover, keep, secure)
2
entrench(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
espouse(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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