10
covers(noun, verb, defenses, defends, cares)
7
guards(noun, verb, covers, defenses, defends)
7
screens(noun, verb, defenses, defends, shades)
6
safeguards(noun, verb, defenses, defends, protects)
6
shields(noun, verb, defenses, defends, protects)
6
asylums(noun, cares, securities, refuges)
6
harbors(noun, defenses, refuges)
5
protects(verb, defends, protects)
5
refuges(noun, cares, securities, refuges)
5
sanctuaries(noun, cares, securities, refuges)
4
defends(verb, defends, protects)
4
havens(noun, refuges)
4
protections(noun, defenses)
4
retreats(noun, verb)
4
secures(verb, defends, protects)
3
answers(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
backfires(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
barricades(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
buffers(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
3
counterattacks(noun, verb, defenses, defends)
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