8
expedient(noun, support, place, ability, measure)
7
shield(noun, place, cover, care, guard)
6
anchorage(noun, place, arrival, mooring)
6
covert(noun, place, cover, attack, protection)
6
harborage(noun, state, place, cover, protection)
6
hide-out
6
hiding place(noun, expression, idiom, place, protection)
6
stronghold(noun, place, keep, protection, haven)
5
lair(noun, habitat, hideout)
5
guard(noun, cover, care, shield, protection)
5
stopgap(noun, place, help, measure, supply)
5
harbour
5
hole(noun, place, protection, shelter, sanctuary)
5
nest(noun, home)
4
immunity(noun, place, care, bond, freedom)
4
makeshift(noun, support, place, help, ability)
4
preservation(noun, charge, care, guard, shield)
4
preserve(noun, verb, place, cover, reserve)
4
screen(noun, cover, care, guard, shield)
4
ambush(noun, place, ambush)
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