12
shielding(verb, adjective, careful, attentive, defending)
10
safeguarding(verb, adjective, careful, attentive, defending)
9
guarding(verb, adjective, defending, defensive, protecting)
7
covering(verb, defending, protecting)
7
defending(verb, careful, attentive, defending, protecting)
7
protecting(verb, defending, protecting)
6
protective(adjective, defensive, securing, guarding)
6
screening(noun, verb, defending)
5
securing(verb, careful, attentive, defending, protecting)
4
defensive(adjective, defensive)
4
havening
3
buffering(verb, adjective, defending, defensive)
3
countering(verb, adjective, defending, defensive)
3
guarded(adjective, careful, attentive, defensive, protecting)
3
preserving(verb, protecting)
2
guardian
2
harboring
2
harbouring
2
housing
2
maintaining(verb, protecting)
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