3
resist(verb, hold, cover, maintain, oppose)
3
retort(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
return(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
reverence(noun, verb, love, honor, encourage)
3
ribbon(noun, title, award, pin, stamp)
3
scutum
3
shutter(noun, verb, close, cover, shade)
3
suit of armor(expression, idiom)
3
superimpose(verb, cover, obscure, hide, protect)
3
superpose(verb, cover, obscure, hide, protect)
3
take care of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cover)
3
visor(noun, shade)
3
windshield
3
wrap(noun, verb, cover, separate, obscure)
2
absorber(noun, protection, defense)
2
adumbrate(verb, cover, block, obscure, suppress)
2
advocate(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, mask)
2
argue(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove)
2
armorial bearings(expression, idiom, indication)
2
asylum(noun, cover, bond, protection, shelter)
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