164 entries under defend topic. ×

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guard(noun, verb, support, hold, close)
46
cover(noun, verb, support, hold, set)
40
shelter(noun, verb, support, hold, close)
40
screen(noun, verb, support, hold, set)
38
safeguard(noun, verb, support, hold, close)
36
protect(verb, support, hold, close, set)
23
defend(verb, support, close, fix, cover)
21
secure(verb, support, hold, close, cover)
18
buffer(noun, verb, cover, care)
17
preserve(verb, support, hold, cover, attack)
17
harbor(noun, verb, support, cover, keep)
16
save(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
11
conceal(verb, set, cover, block, obscure)
11
shade(noun, verb, support, cover, keep)
10
ward(noun, verb, cover, attack, keep)
9
bulwark(noun, verb, support, hold, close)
9
keep(verb, support, fix, cover, maintain)
8
fend(verb, phrasal verb, support, close, cover)
7
keep safe(verb, expression, idiom, support, hold)
7
support(noun, verb, fix, cover, keep)
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