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column(noun, support, hold, keep, block)
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post(noun, support, hold, block, back)
17
support(noun, verb, hold, increase, sustain)
15
mainstay(noun, support, hold, stay, rock)
14
supporter(noun, support, stay, advocate, source)
13
brace(noun, support, hold, block, back)
13
prop(noun, verb, support, hold, increase)
13
tower(noun, support, part, keep, stone)
12
pole(noun, support, hold, block, back)
12
shaft(noun, support, upright, post, bust)
12
stanchion(noun, support, hold, block, back)
11
upright(noun, support, post, stake, pole)
11
backbone(noun, support, stay, informal, source)
10
obelisk(noun, support, keep, record, post)
10
pedestal(noun, support, standard, upright, post)
10
pier(noun, support, post, dock, column)
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rafter(noun, thing, beam, shaft, pole)
10
strut(noun, thing, beam, shaft, pole)
10
worthy(noun, adjective, source, rock, honorable)
9
pilaster(noun, support, post, dock, column)
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